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Middle High German

Middle High German adjective: concerning the Middle High German language.

Adjective

Middle High German (not comparable)

  1. Concerning the Middle High German language.

Proper noun

Middle High German

  1. An ancestor to the modern (High) German language, spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1650 Early New High German in a broad sense.

Questions about Middle High German

What does Middle High German mean?
Middle High German means concerning the Middle High German language.
What part of speech is Middle High German?
Middle High German can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Middle High German in the dictionary

  1. middle ground
  2. middle grounds
  3. middle guard
  4. middle guards
  5. Middle Harbour
  6. Middle High German
  7. middle hundreds
  8. middle income trap
  9. middle income traps
  10. Middle Indo-Aryan
  11. middle infield

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