Middle English

Speech parts

1. Middle English - Noun

2. Middle English - Proper noun

Meaning

English from about 1100 to 1450

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Medieval English english Old English inner side mean side

Hypernyms

english English language

Hyponyms

northern southwestern Kentish West Saxon East Midland west midland

Related terms

english anglo-saxon Old English me ne Modern English

Examples

I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it's mine. I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over. David Eddings

According to one estimation, "Homeric Greek is probably closer to demotic than 12-century Middle English is to modern spoken English." Source: Internet

Although this word took a variety of forms in different Old English dialects, these converged on the form elf during the Middle English period. Source: Internet

Ash was no longer required in Middle English, as the Old English vowel /æ/ that it represented had merged into /a/. Source: Internet

Before it changed to its current form under influence of the modern French quai, its Middle English spelling was key, keye or caye. Source: Internet

Bleste be Middle English the.svg man Middle English that.svg spares thes stones, And cvrst be he Middle English that.svg moves my bones. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

middle eight Middle England Middle Englander Middle European Summer Time Middle European Time middle feet