Old High German

noun

1. High German before 1100. : OHG, O.H.G., OHG.

Old High German

noun

1. a group of West Germanic dialects that eventually developed into modern German; High German up to about 1200: spoken in the Middle Ages on the upper Rhine, in Bavaria, Alsace, and elsewhere, including Alemannic, Bavarian, Langobardic, and Upper Franconian OHG

Word History and Origins

Origin of Old High German¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The origin of this is the Old High German scirman, to fight behind a shield, scirm.

From Project Gutenberg

The -r first appears in the Old High German; wisu, was, wrums, wsaner.

From Project Gutenberg