Low Dutch

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Low Dutch

proper noun Low-Dutch

  1. archaic Low German. There were ſeveral of his Prieſts and Lawyers preſent, (as I conjectured by their habits) who were commanded to addreſs themſelves to me, and I ſpoke to them in as many Languages as I had the leaſt ſmattering of, which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spaniſh, Italian, and Lingua Franca; but

    Similar: Low German, Netherdutch

Opposite: High Dutch

adjective Low-Dutch

  1. archaic Low German. It was only towards the East, where Germany bordered on the Slavonic nations, that the Empire had much chance of extending itself. The Wends, the Slavonic people along the south coast of the Baltic, in Mecklenburg and Pomerania and the other lands beyond the Elbe, gradually became Christians and wer

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Opposite: High Dutch

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@misc{low_dutch_2026,
  title = {Low Dutch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/low%20dutch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}