Oldhigh-German

As Oldhigh-German (Ahd.) one designates the oldest in writing testified form that in the time approximately of to .

Part of the Hildebrandsliedes, writes in old-high-German language

The old high German is not a uniform language, as the term suggests, but the name for a group of westGermanic -Benrath approximately in westeastern direction runs) were spoken. These dialects differ from the others westGermanic languages or dialects by the execution second (or high Germans) . The dialects north the "Benrather line", i.e., within the range that north German lowlandses and in the area of the today's . There itself the written excessive quantity of the in lautlicher regard of the older excessive quantity, designates one clearly differentiates the language starting from approximately 1050 than .

Literature

• Rolf miner u. A. (Hrsg.): Oldhigh-German

1. Grammar. Glosses. Texts. Winter, Heidelberg 1987, ISBN 3-533-03877-7
2. Words and names. Research history. Winter, Heidelberg 1987, ISBN 3-533-03940-4

• William brown one: Oldhigh-German grammar. Niemeyer, Tübingen 2004, ISBN 3-484-10861-4
• Rudolf contactor acorn: Oldhigh-German dictionary.Niemeyer, Tübingen 1995, ISBN 3-484-10636-0
• Stefan Sonderegger: Oldhigh-German language and literature: an introduction to oldest German. Representation and grammar. de Gruyter, Berlin (and A.) 1987, ISBN 3-11-004559-1

See also

German language history, old-high-German literature

Web on the left of

• www.cis.university Munich.de/ahdeutsch/haupt.HTML - old high German of the 8. Century
• Newhigh-Germanoldhigh-German dictionary - in PdfFormat