Phrase guide

Old High German

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Concerning the Old High German language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.

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noun

Meaning 3

High German prior to 1200

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: German, High German, German language

History

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: oldhøjtysk — Old High German
  • Dutch: Oudhoogduits — Old High German
  • Georgian: ძველი ზემოგერმანული (ʒveli zemogermanuli) — Old High German
  • German: althochdeutsch — Old High German
  • Hungarian: ófelnémet — Old High German
  • Low German: oldhochdütsch — Old High German
  • Polish: staro-wysoko-niemiecki — Old High German
  • Russian: древневерхненемецкий (drevneverxnenemeckij) — Old High German
  • Slovak: starohornonemecký — Old High German
  • Armenian: հին բարձր գերմաներեն (hin barjr germaneren) — Old High German
  • Catalan: alt alemany antic — Old High German
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古高地德語 /古高地德语 (gǔgāodìdéyǔ) — Old High German
  • Czech: stará horní němčina — Old High German
  • Czech: starohornoněmčina — Old High German
  • Dutch: Oudhoogduits — Old High German
  • Esperanto: malnovaltgermana — Old High German
  • Finnish: muinaisyläsaksa — Old High German
  • French: vieux haut-allemand — Old High German
  • West-Frisian: Aldheechdútsk — Old High German
  • Galician: alto alemán antigo — Old High German
  • Georgian: ძველი ზემოგერმანული ენა (ʒveli zemogermanuli ena) — Old High German
  • German: Althochdeutsch — Old High German
  • Bavarian German: Oidhochdeitsch — Old High German
  • Icelandic: fornháþýska — Old High German
  • Irish: Sean-Ard-Ghearmáinis — Old High German
  • Italian: alto tedesco antico — Old High German
  • Japanese: 古高ドイツ語 (kokōdoitsugo) — Old High German
  • Macedonian: стар високогермански јазик (star visokogermanski jazik) — Old High German
  • Norwegian: gammelhøytysk — Old High German
  • Polish: język staro-wysoko-niemiecki — Old High German
  • Portuguese: alto alemão antigo — Old High German
  • Russian: древневе́рхненеме́цкий язы́к (drevnevérxneneméckij jazýk) — Old High German
  • Russian: древневерхненемецкий (drevneverxnenemeckij) — Old High German
  • Slovak: stará horná nemčina — Old High German
  • Spanish: antiguo alto alemán — Old High German
  • Swedish: fornhögtyska — Old High German
  • Turkish: Eski Yüksek Almanca — Old High German
  • Yiddish: אַלטהויכדײַטש (althoykhdaytsh) — Old High German
  • Yiddish: אַלטדײַטש (altdaytsh) — Old High German