Talk:Medieval German literature

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I have a question: what is the readability of Old High German to modern readers of Standard German, as compared with that of Old English to Modern English (virtually nil)?

-rdr0


Yup, about the same. Middle High German can be read by most Germans with a little adjustment, more or less, or at least the easiest texts can, but Old High German is not comprehensible without study. --Doric Loon 08:59, 26 October 2005 (UTC)