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Old English
Old Englishn.1. The English language from the middle of the 5th to the beginning of the 12th century. Also called Anglo-Saxon.2. Printing See black letter.Old English n 1. (Languages) Also called: Anglo-Saxon the English language from the time of the earliest settlements in the fifth century ad to about 1100. The main dialects were West Saxon (the chief literary form), Kentish, and Anglian. Abbreviation: OE Compare Middle English, Modern English 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a Gothic typeface commonly used in England up until the 18th century Old′ Eng′lish
n. 1. the English language before c1150. Abbr.: OE 2. Print. a style of black letter. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Old English - English prior to about 1100Anglo-SaxonEnglish, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countriesWest Saxon - a literary dialect of Old EnglishAnglian - one of the major dialects of Old EnglishJutish, Kentish - one of the major dialects of Old English |
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Old English
Old English: see typetype,
for printing, was invented in China (c.1040), using woodblocks. Related devices, such as seals and stamps for making impressions in clay, had been used in ancient times in Babylon and elsewhere.
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member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Anglo-Saxon literatureAnglo-Saxon literature,
the literary writings in Old English (see English language), composed between c.650 and c.1100.
See also English literature. Poetry
..... Click the link for more information. .Old English the English language from the time of the earliest settlements in the fifth century ad to about 1100. The main dialects were West Saxon (the chief literary form), Kentish, and Anglian MedicalSeetypeFinancialSeeTypeAcronymsSeeOeOld English
Related to Old English: Middle EnglishSynonyms for Old Englishnoun English prior to about 1100SynonymsRelated Words- English
- English language
- West Saxon
- Anglian
- Jutish
- Kentish
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