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osxOld Saxon  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German, is the earliest recorded form of Low German, documented from the 8th century until the 12th century, when it evolved into Middle Low German. It was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany and in the Netherlands by Saxon peoples. It is close enough to Old Anglo-Frisian (Old Frisian, Old English) that it partially participates in the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law; it is also closely related to Old Low Franconian ("Old Dutch"). It was mutually intelligible with Old English.

Entry terms

  • Saxon, Old

ISO 639-3 code

  • osx

Notation

  • osx

In other languages

  • Vieux saxon

    French

  • Altsächsische Sprache

    German

  • Antico sassone

    Italian

  • Portuguese

  • Sajón antiguo

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/osx

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