†c. attributive (in sense 6), used by J. A. H. Murray to designate the English language during the period of transition from Old English to Middle English, and from Middle English to early modern English, as Transition Middle English, Transition Old English. Obsolete.
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1878 J. A. H. Murray in Encycl. Brit. VIII. 391/2Transition Old English, or ‘Semi-Saxon’ 1120 to 1200... Transition Middle English 1400 to 1485... Many writers carry the Transition Old English down to 1250.