the English language from the time of the earliest settlements in the fifth century ad to about 1100. The main dialects were West Saxon (the chief literary form), Kentish, and Anglian
Abbreviation: OE. Compare Middle English, Modern English
2. printing
a Gothic typeface commonly used in England up until the 18th century
Old English in American English
1.
the Low German language of the Anglo-Saxons, comprising West Saxon, the major literary dialect, and the Kentish, Northumbrian, and Mercian dialects: it was spoken in England from c. a.d. 450 to c. a.d. 1100
2.
black letter
Examples of 'Old English' in a sentence
Old English
Queene Anne style for London and Old English for the country.
Malcolm, John GOTHIC PURSUIT
The rest of the houses were Old English, without the Gothic.
Malcolm, John GOTHIC PURSUIT
Norman Shaw and Eden Nesfield had hit on a real winner when they brought out the Old English style for country houses.