High German

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• High German — German Ger man, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis origin.] 1. A native or one of the people of Germany. [1913 Webster] 2. The German language. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• High German — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• high german — 1> верхненемецкий язык …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• High German — верхненемецкий язык …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• High German — noun Date: 1673 1. German as natively used in southern and central Germany 2. german 3b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• High German — верхненемецкий язык верхненемецкий язык …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• High German — noun The form of the German language spoken in most of Germany, Austria and part of Switzerland, where it is also an official language. Syn: German …   Wiktionary

• High German — Лингвистика: верхненемецкий язык …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• High German — верхненемецкий язык …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

• Middle High German — noun An ancestor of the modern German language, and was spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1750 Early New High German …   Wiktionary