Old Saxon | |
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Old Low German | |
Sahsisk | |
Region | Northwast Germany, Northeast Netherlands, Soothren Denmark (North Schleswig) |
Ethnicity | Saxons |
Era | 8th–12th yeirhunners; maistly developit intae Middle Low German at the end o the 12th yeirhunner |
Indo-European
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Latin | |
Leid codes | |
ISO 639-3 | osx |
Linguist List | osx |
Glottolog | olds1250 [1] |
![]() Area in whit Old Saxon wis spoak in yellow | |
Auld Saxon, alsae kent as Auld Law German or Auld Nether-Saxon, is the from o Nether-Saxon that wis spoak fae the 8t til 12t yeirhunners. It is first an earliest recordit from o Nether-Saxon an eventually evolvit tae Middle Law German. It is closely relatit tae the Anglo-Frisie leids as it is fae the North Sea Germanic family.[2]
Ainly a wee tex survive, maistly vows the Saxons wur requirit tae perform at the behest o Charlemagne. The ainly literary tex preserved is Heliand an wee pairts o the Auld Saxon Genesis forby. Ithers are: