1. New High German - Adjective
2. New High German - Proper noun
New High German
The modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.
New High German (not comparable)
Of or relating to New High German.
An example of the language shift is the Froschauer Bible : Its first impressions after 1524 were largely written in an Alemannic language, but since 1527, the New High German forms were gradually adopted. Source: Internet
The Alemannic forms were longest preserved in the chancelleries, with the chancellery of Bern being the last to adopt New High German in the second half of the 18th century. Source: Internet
Therefore, the literature of the late 14th and the early 15th century falls, as it were, in the cracks between Middle and New High German, and can be classified as either. Source: Internet