Old Saxon

Germanic language spoken 8C – 12C

Old Saxon, sometimes called Old Low German, was a Germanic language. It was spoken from the 8th to the 12th century. It was spoken in North Germany.

Old Saxon
Old Low German
Sahsisk
RegionNorthwest Germany, Northeast Netherlands, Southern Denmark (North Schleswig).
Era8th–12th centuries; mostly developed into Middle Low German at the end of the 12th century
Younger Futhark, later Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3osx
osx
Glottologolds1250
Area in which Old Saxon was spoken in yellow
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