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Germanic languages Germanic languages
Germanic languages subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages, spoken by about 470 million people in many parts of the world, but chiefly in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. All the modern Germanic languages are closely related; moreover, they become progressively closer grammatically and... Read more
fey fey
fey originally (in Old English, in form fǣge) fated to die soon; the word is of Germanic origin, and related to German feige ‘cowardly’.The original meaning is still current in Scottish usage, but from the early 19th century the word has developed a more general sense of... Read more
Gothic language Gothic language
Gothic language dead language belonging to the now extinct East Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages ). Gothic has special value for the linguist because it was recorded several hundred years before the oldest surviving texts of... Read more
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Lenten Lenten
Lenten of, in, or appropriate to Lent. Old English lencten ‘spring, Lent’, of Germanic origin, is related to long, perhaps with reference to the lengthening of the day in spring; it is now interpreted as coming directly from Lent + the suffix -en.Lenten fare food appropriate to Lent,... Read more
The Indo-European Family of Languages The Indo-European Family of Languages
The Indo-European Family of Languages The Indo-European Family of Languages Subfamily Group Subgroup Languages and Principal Dialects Asterisk indicates a dead language. Anatolian Hieroglypic Hittite , Hittite (Kanesian) , Luwian , Lycian , Lydian , Palaic Baltic ... Read more
German literature German literature
German literature works in the German language by German, Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, and Swiss authors, as well as by writers of German in other countries. Old and Middle High German: From Early to Medieval Literature Heroic legends, among them the Lay of Hildebrand, date from the turn of the... Read more
Anglo-Saxon literature Anglo-Saxon literature
Anglo-Saxon literature the literary writings in Old English (see English language ), composed between c.650 and c.1100. See also English literature . Poetry There are two types of Old English poetry: the heroic, the sources of which are pre-Christian Germanic myth, history, and custom; and the... Read more
Flemish language Flemish language
Flemish language member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages ). Generally regarded as the Belgian variant of Dutch (see Dutch language ) rather than as a separate tongue, Flemish is spoken by approximately 5.5... Read more
German shorthaired pointer German shorthaired pointer
German shorthaired pointer breed of large sporting dog developed in Germany in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 60 lb (27 kg). Its dense coat of short hair is hard to the touch and is colored solid liver or liver spotted or ticked with white.... Read more

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