Middle English (Noun)
Meaning
English from about 1100 to 1450.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the most famous works written in Middle English.
- The poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is another example of Middle English literature.
- The language developed significantly during the Middle English period, influenced by Norman Conquest.
- Most modern English words for food originated from Middle English and have French origins.
- A unique characteristic of Middle English is the use of inflectional endings to indicate grammatical relationships.