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High German — German Ger man, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis origin.] 1. A native or one of the people of Germany. [1913 Webster] 2. The German language. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High German — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High German consonant shift — High German subdivides into Upper German (green) and Central German (blue), and is distinguished from Low German (yellow) and Dutch. The main isoglosses, the Benrath and Speyer lines, are marked in black. In historical linguistics, the High… … Wikipedia
High German languages — Infobox Language family name=High German region=predominantly central and southern Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, northern and central Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Alsace and Bolzano Bozen familycolor=Indo European fam1=Indo European… … Wikipedia
High German — noun Date: 1673 1. German as natively used in southern and central Germany 2. german 3b … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old High German — Old German redirects here. For other uses, see Old German (disambiguation). Old High German Spoken in southern Germany (south of the Benrath line), parts of Austria and Switzerland, Southern Bohemia, Sporadic communities in Eastern Gaul Era… … Wikipedia
Middle High German — diutsch, tiutsch Spoken in southern Germany (south of the Benrath line), parts of Austria and Switzerland Era developed into Early New High German from the 14th century … Wikipedia
Early New High German — Infobox Language name=Early New High German nativename= Deudsch region=southern Germany (south of the Benrath line), parts of Austria and Switzerland extinct=developed into Modern German from the 1650s familycolor=Indo European fam2=Germanic fam3 … Wikipedia
New High German — Teutsch redirects here. For the painter with this surname, see János Mattis Teutsch. New High German Teutsch, Deutsch, Neuhochdeutsch Spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland Region … Wikipedia
Middle High German — noun Date: 1851 the High German in use from about 1100 to 1500 see Indo European languages table … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old High German — noun Date: 1849 High German exemplified in documents prior to ca. 1150 see Indo European languages table … New Collegiate Dictionary
