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    Old English , or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and … See more

    Old English - Wikipedia

    • Old English is a West Germanic language, and developed out of North Sea Germanic dialects from the 5th century. It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England. See more

    RegionEngland (except Cornwall and the extreme north-west), southern and eastern Scotland, and some localities in the eastern fringes of modern Wales
    EthnicityAnglo-Saxons
    EraMostly developed into Middle English and Early Scots by the 12th century
    Language familyIndo-European · Germanic · West Germanic · North Sea Germanic · Anglo-Frisian · Anglic · Old English
    Etymology

    Englisċ, from which the word English is derived, means 'pertaining to the Angles'. The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes who settled in many parts of Britain in the 5th century. By the 9th century, all speakers o… See more

    History

    Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of 700 years, from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century, some time after the Norman Conquest. While indicating that the est… See more

     
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