Low German

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1. Low German - Noun

2. Low German - Adjective

Meaning

a German dialect spoken in northern Germany

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Although many old Nordic words remain, some were replaced with borrowed synonyms, as can be seen with æde (to eat) which became less common when the Low German spise came into fashion. Source: Internet

Built by Ludwig Bohnstedt between 1866 and 1868, this neo-renaissance house was the home of Fritz Reuter, a well-known poet of the Low German dialect, from 1868 until his death in 1874. Source: Internet

Both Continental Scandinavia and Iceland have a scattering of mentions of elves in medical texts, most of them with Low German connections. Source: Internet

High German dialects City limits sign; this city is called Emlichheim in High German and Emmelkamp in Low German German dialects some quite distinct from the standard language are used in everyday speech, especially in rural regions. Source: Internet

Gradually, Low German came to be politically viewed as a mere dialect spoken by the uneducated. Source: Internet

Earlier writing in Estonian had by and large used an ad hoc orthography based on Latin and Middle Low German orthography. Source: Internet

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