Old English, also called Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest attested form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages.
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ISO 639-3 Code Attested From (Year)Conventional dating for the Old English period, per the infobox era range. Old English
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Old English came to be written in the Latin alphabet following Christianization, alongside its earlier and parallel use of Anglo-Saxon runes (futhorc).
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Old English (Englisc or AEnglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest attested form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
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5th century-12th century
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Language family, per infobox: Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic.
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