Middle High German (Noun)
Meaning
High German from 1100 to 1500.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Middle High German was the form of the German language spoken and written from around 1100 to 1350, and it is best known as the language of the Minnesang and the Nibelungenlied.
- The most famous works of Middle High German literature include the epic poem Nibelungenlied and the Tristan of Gottfried von Strassburg.
- Middle High German was the language of the courtly poets and the Minnesingers, who wrote about courtly love and chivalry.
- The language of Middle High German was used in the imperial court of the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- Middle High German is an important stage in the development of the German language, marking the transition from Old High German to Early New High German.