Middle English

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Proper noun

1. The ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD.

Synonyms

• Medieval English

Related terms

• English:
  • Classical English
  • Standard English [StE]
  • Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
  • Middle English [ME], Medieval English
  • New English [NE] (Modern English)
    • Early New English (Early Modern English)
    • Late Modern English [LModE]

Translations

• French: moyen anglais
• German: Mittelenglisch; mittelenglisch (adjective)
• Italian: inglese media
• Portuguese: inglês médio
• Russian: среднеангли́йский
• Spanish: inglés medio

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