Old Thuringian dialect

Old Thuringian
Old Thuringian
Region	Duchy of Thuringia
Ethnicity	Thuringii
Era	12th century
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic High German/Old Low German Central German East Central German Old Thuringian; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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

Background

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.

Sample text

The words of text such as liubi for leubi and leob for leub may indicate a form of Old Thuringian.^{[clarification needed]}

Haribrig.
Hiba liubi leob.

References

↑ 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.
↑ Noble, Cecil Arthur M. (1983). Modern German Dialects. P. Lang. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8204-0025-9.
↑ "Thuringia (Thüringen)". IamExpat. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
↑ MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006). Runic Amulets and Magic Objects. Boydell Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-84383-205-8.

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[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.