Old Thuringian dialect

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Old Thuringian
RegionDuchy of Thuringia
EthnicityThuringii
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Old Thuringian is a Central German dialect of Old High German that is known through onomastic proof.[1] It may also be included in Old Low German alongside Old Saxon and Old Frisian.[2]

Background[edit]

Thuringian emerged in the year 1100 A.D. when several groups such as Franconians, Bavarians, Saxons, and Flemish people migrants toward more eastern areas, where Polabian Slavs once occupied.[3]

Sample text[edit]

The words of text such as liubi for leubi and leob for leub may indicate a form of Old Thuringian.[4]

Haribrig.
Hiba liubi leob.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nielsen, Hans Frede (1989-03-30). The Germanic Languages: Origins and Early Dialectal Interrelations. University of Alabama Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8173-0423-2.
  2. ^ Noble, Cecil Arthur M. (1983). Modern German Dialects. P. Lang. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8204-0025-9.
  3. ^ "Thuringia (Thüringen)". IamExpat. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006). Runic Amulets and Magic Objects. Boydell Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-84383-205-8.