middle dutch

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Definition of middle dutch in English English dictionary

Collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects (whose ancestor was Old Dutch) which were spoken and written between 1150 and 1500 in the present-day Dutch-speaking area. There was at that time as yet no overarching standard language, but they were all mutually intelligible

The Dutch language from the middle of the 12th through the 15th century

Hyphenation

mid·dle dutch

Turkish pronunciation

mîdıl dʌç

Pronunciation

/ˈmədəl ˈdəʧ/ /ˈmɪdəl ˈdʌʧ/