Jutish (Noun)
Meaning
One of the major dialects of Old English.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Mercian and Northumbrian dialects of Old English were heavily influenced by the Jutish dialect spoken in areas settled by the Jutes.
- Old English literature heavily favored the Jutish dialect due to the preeminence of Kent and the epic poem Beowulf.
- There are varying degrees of similarity between the Jutish and other Old English dialects, such as Mercian and Northumbrian.
- The Jutish dialect was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the southeast of England, particularly in Kent.
- It is argued that there is an association between the Germanic tribe of Jutes and the Jutish dialect of Old English.