Old English
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Old English
proper noun
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The ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.
Similar: Anglo-Saxon
- Archaic English (Early Modern English) or Middle English speech or writing, or an imitation of this: "old" English. Those who claim that they've been reading Shakespeare in Old English betray their ignorance: they haven't.
- The form of black letter used by 16th-century English printers.
- A historical ethnic group in Ireland descended from Norman invaders from Britain from the 12th century to the 17th century.
Translations
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name ancestor language of modern English
| Español | anglosajón, idioma anglosajón, inglés antiguo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고영어 Goyeong'eo, 고대영어 Godaeyeong'eo |
| 日本語 | 古英語 Koeigo |
| 中文 | 古英語 /古英语 gǔyīngyǔ |
| हिन्दी | पूर्व-अंग्रेज़ी pūrv-aṅgrezī |
| Kiswahili | Kiingereza cha Kale |
| Português | anglo-saxão, anglo-saxónico, anglo-saxônico, inglês antigo |
| Français | anglo-saxon, vieil anglais |
| Deutsch | Angelsächsisch, angelsächsische Sprache, Altenglisch, altenglische Sprache |
| Italiano | anglosassone, inglese antico |
| Ελληνικά | αρχαία αγγλική γλώσσα archaía anglikí glóssa |
| Română | anglosaxonă, engleză veche |
| Русский | древнеангли́йский язы́к drevneanglíjskij jazýk, древнеангли́йский drevneanglíjskij |
| العربية | إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة عَتِيقَة ʔinglīziyya ʕatīqa |
| עברית | אנגלית עתיקה |
Talk about this word "Old English." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/old%20english. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Old English. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/old%20english "Old English." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/old%20english.Cite this
@misc{old_english_2026,
title = {Old English},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20english},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
