Old English

/oʊld ˌɪŋ(g)lɪʃ/

Definitions of Old English

1. noun

   the earliest known form of the English language, prominent in the early Middle Ages until the mid-12th century
   synonyms: Anglo-Saxon

   types:

   West Saxon

   a literary dialect of Old English

   Anglian

   one of the major dialects of Old English

   Jutish, Kentish

   one of the major dialects of Old English

   type of:

   English, English language

   an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries