Old English
Old English
nounDefinition of OLD ENGLISH
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a : the language of the English people from the time of the earliest documents in the seventh century to about 1100 — see indo-european languages table b : English of any period before Modern English
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See Examples of OLD ENGLISH
- Old English is very different from modern English.
First Known Use of OLD ENGLISH
1579
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