Low German
the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviations: LG, L.G.: Compare High German (def. 1).
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How to use Low German in a sentence
We were less lucky: we had only Scandinavians, themselves decidedly artistic, and the Low-German lot.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonTo England they were doubtless carried by the Low German invaders of the sixth century.
The Edda, Vol. 2 | Winifred FaradayBoth must have been prior to the Low German population of Lochlan.
The Testimony of Tradition | David MacRitchieThe two Low German poems which probably form the basis of our epic may have been united about 1150.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownBefore she was three years of age, she was taught Low German, a language almost foreign to her own.
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British Dictionary definitions for Low German
a language of N Germany, spoken esp in rural areas: more closely related to Dutch than to standard High German: Also called: Plattdeutsch Abbreviation: LG See also German (def. 1), High German (def. 1)
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