High German

High German

noun
1.
the group of West Germanic languages that in a.d. c400–c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm's Law. Abbreviation: HG
2.
German (def. 4).

Origin:
1700–10
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High German is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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High German
 
n
1.  German See also Low German HG the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany
2.  any of the German dialects of S Germany, Austria, or Switzerland

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