Low German
noun
the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG
Compare High German(def 1).
Origin of Low German
First recorded in 1835–45
Example sentences from the Web for low german
We were less lucky: we had only Scandinavians, themselves decidedly artistic, and the Low-German lot.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) |Robert Louis StevensonThe Low-German dialect which is the 'home-tongue' of many of the German seamen.
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916 |Karl Spindler
British Dictionary definitions for low german
Low German
noun
a language of N Germany, spoken esp in rural areas: more closely related to Dutch than to standard High German
Also called: Plattdeutsch Abbreviation: LG See also German (def. 1), High German (def. 1)