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Old English

ˌOld ˈEnglish (written abbreviation OE) noun [uncountable]  the earliest form of English used from about AD 500 to 1050, also called Anglo-Saxon, which developed into Middle English




Old English
ˌOld ˈEnglish written abbreviation, OE noun [uncountable]
the earliest form of English used from about AD 500 to 1050, also called Anglo-Saxon, which developed into Middle English


Old EnglishBrE /ˌəʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 🔊 (also ˌAnglo-ˈSaxon) noun [uncountable] the English language before about 1150, which is very different from modern English 古英语(约公元 1150 年前的英语,与现代英语差异很大)