Old High German
noun
High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG
Origin of Old High German
First recorded in 1885–90
British Dictionary definitions for old high german
Old High German
noun
a group of West Germanic dialects that eventually developed into modern German; High German up to about 1200: spoken in the Middle Ages on the upper Rhine, in Bavaria, Alsace, and elsewhere, including Alemannic, Bavarian, Langobardic, and Upper Franconian
Abbreviation: OHG