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. Classification
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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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1. Glottolog: Old English (ca. 450-1100) (Glottolog languoid olde1238)
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AES status: extinct
2. Wikipedia: Old English
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Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisċ, pronounced [ˈeŋɡliʃ] or [ˈæŋɡliʃ]), Early English 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; mostly developed into Middle English.
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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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Language family, per infobox: Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic.
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1066 is therefore regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during the subsequent period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman and Old Norse, developing into what is now known as Middle English. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
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