Meanings
- The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.
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Old Alemannic is a dialect of Old High German, which is traditionally divided into two main dialect groups: Old Upper German (Altoberdeutsch) and Old Franconian (Altfränkisch). Old Upper German comprises Old Alemannic (Altalemannisch) and Old Bavarian (Altbairisch) while Old Franconian consists of Old Mid Franconian (Altmittelfränkisch), Old Rhine Franconian (Altrheinfränkisch), Old South-Rhine Franconian (Altsüdrheinfränkisch), and Old East Franconian (Altostfränkisch).
2019, Javier Caro Reina, Central Catalan and Swabian: A study in the framework of the typology of syllable and word languages (series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, vol. 422, edited by Claudia Polzin-Haumann and Wolfgang Schweickard), p. 318Synonyms: OHG, Old High Dutch
- not comparableConcerning the Old High German language.
… one particular Old High German text. This text is the Ludwigslied, which is 59 lines long and was written in a special Old Franconian dialect in 881 or 882 after the battle of Saucourt; …
Herbert Penzl, Methods of textual linguistics and the old high German Ludwigslied, in: 1978, Mohammad Ali Jazayery, Edgar C. Polomé, Werner Winter (eds.), Linguistic and literary studies: In honor of Archibald A. Hill: III: Historical and comparative linguistics, p. 163ff., here p. 163
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.
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Translations
Catalan alt alemany antic
- alt alemany anticOld High German
Chinese Mandarin 古高地德語 /古高地德语
- 古高地德語 /古高地德语 (gǔgāodìdéyǔ)Old High German
Czech stará horní němčina, starohornoněmčina
- stará horní němčinaOld High German
- starohornoněmčinaOld High German
Danish oldhøjtysk, oldhøjtysk
- oldhøjtyskOld High German
- oldhøjtyskOld High German
Dutch Oudhoogduits, Oudhoogduits
- OudhoogduitsOld High German
- OudhoogduitsOld High German
Esperanto malnovaltgermana
- malnovaltgermanaOld High German
Finnish muinaisyläsaksa
- muinaisyläsaksaOld High German
French vieux haut-allemand
- vieux haut-allemandOld High German
German Althochdeutsch, althochdeutsch
- AlthochdeutschOld High German
- althochdeutschOld High German
Hungarian ófelnémet, ófelnémet
- ófelnémetOld High German
- ófelnémetOld High German
Icelandic fornháþýska
- fornháþýskaOld High German
Irish Sean-Ard-Ghearmáinis
- Sean-Ard-GhearmáinisOld High German
Italian alto tedesco antico
- alto tedesco anticoOld High German
Japanese 古高ドイツ語
- 古高ドイツ語 (kokōdoitsugo)Old High German
Norwegian gammelhøytysk
- gammelhøytyskOld High German
Polish język staro-wysoko-niemiecki, staro-wysoko-niemiecki
- język staro-wysoko-niemieckiOld High German
- staro-wysoko-niemieckiOld High German
Portuguese alto alemão antigo
- alto alemão antigoOld High German
Russian древневе́рхненеме́цкий язы́к, древневерхненемецкий
- древневе́рхненеме́цкий язы́к (drevnevérxneneméckij jazýk)Old High German
- древневерхненемецкий (drevneverxnenemeckij)Old High German
- древневерхненемецкий (drevneverxnenemeckij)Old High German
Slovak stará horná nemčina, starohornonemecký
- stará horná nemčinaOld High German
- starohornonemeckýOld High German
Spanish antiguo alto alemán
- antiguo alto alemánOld High German
Swedish fornhögtyska
- fornhögtyskaOld High German
Turkish Eski Yüksek Almanca
- Eski Yüksek AlmancaOld High German
Yiddish אַלטהויכדײַטש, אַלטדײַטש
- אַלטהויכדײַטש (althoykhdaytsh)Old High German
- אַלטדײַטש (altdaytsh)Old High German
Cite this entry
Old High German. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20High%20German
“Old High German.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20High%20German. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old High German,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20High%20German.
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