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MHG

MHG

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A form of German that people spoke from about 1050 to 1350
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  • Jargon
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  • Scholars often study MHG texts to understand the evolution of the German language.

Examples

  • The manuscript was written entirely in MHG and required translation for modern readers.

  • The dictionary includes many words from MHG that are no longer used today.

  • The term MHG refers to the period of German history.

  • Scholars study MHG to understand medieval literature.

  • The manuscript was written entirely in MHG and required translation for modern readers.

  • Scholars often study MHG texts to understand the evolution of the German language.

  • The dictionary includes many words from MHG that are no longer used today.

Synonyms

Middle High German
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An older form of German spoken in southern Germany and nearby areas from about 1100 to 1500

is the abbreviated form used for the same language dated about 1050 to 1350

Surface Forms

MHG main

Morphology

MHG = M + H + G

MHG is an initialism; the individual letters do not convey the meaning to learners unless they know the expansion 'Middle High German'.

Etymology

MHG is the short form for Middle High German, literally the 'middle' period of the German language used about 1050 to 1350. So when you see MHG on a manuscript or in a dictionary, it tells you the text is in an older form of German and may need translation to modern German or English.