Old Thuringian dialect

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Old Thuringian
RegionDuchy of Thuringia
EthnicityThuringii
Era12th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Old Thuringian is a Central German dialect of Old High German that is known through onomastic proof.[1] It may also be included in Old Low German alongside Old Saxon and Old Frisian.[2]

Background

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Thuringian emerged in the year 1100 A.D. when several groups such as Franconians, Bavarians, Saxons, and Flemish people migrants toward more eastern areas, where Polabian Slavs once occupied.[3]

Sample text

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The words of text such as liubi for leubi and leob for leub may indicate a form of Old Thuringian.[clarify][4]

Haribrig.
Hiba liubi leob.

References

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