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Old English

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Old English
n.
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. (Linguistics / 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 Compare Middle English, Modern English Abbreviation OE
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a Gothic typeface commonly used in England up until the 18th century
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Old English - English prior to about 1100
English, 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 countries
West Saxon - a literary dialect of Old English
Anglian - one of the major dialects of Old English
Jutish, Kentish - one of the major dialects of Old English
Translations
old English ninglese m antico
old English ninglese m antico


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Though no more Old English than the works of Kipling, it had selected its reminiscences so adroitly that her criticism was lulled, and the guests whom it was nourishing for imperial purposes bore the outer semblance of Parson Adams or Tom Jones.
The old English muse was frank, guileless, sincere, and although very learned, still learned without art.
A woman should be able to sit down and play you or sing you a good old English tune.
 
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