Old Dutch


noun
  1. the Dutch language before c1100. Abbreviation: OD, OD., O.D.

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How to use Old Dutch in a sentence

  • Again, the application of the epithet to the temple is perhaps sufficiently supported by Od.

  • Roman history begins and ends with Romulus; and we fancy we can see some connection between Od-in and Od-oacer.

  • He said, "Od, it's a gude ane—the maist part of 300 a year."

    Scotch Wit and Humor | W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
  • It has been suggested that a similar version of the story is implied in Od.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
  • As an example we may take the account of Telemachos' arrival at Menelaos' palace in Od.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for Old Dutch

Old Dutch

noun
  1. the Dutch language up to about 1100, derived from the Low Franconian dialect of Old Low German: Abbreviation: OD See also Franconian

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