Meaning of Old English | Babel Free
Definitions
- The ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.
- Archaic English (Early Modern English) or Middle English speech or writing, or an imitation of this: "old" English.
- 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.
Equivalents
العربية
إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة عَتِيقَة
Català
anglès antic
Dansk
oldengelsk
Suomi
muinaisenglanti
Gaeilge
Sean-Bhéarla
Íslenska
fornenska
ქართული
ძველი ინგლისური
Македонски
староанглиски
Română
engleză veche
Svenska
fornengelska
Türkçe
Eski İngilizce
Українська
давньоанглійський
Examples
“Those who claim⟳ that they've been reading Shakespeare in Old English betray their ignorance: they haven't.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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