Old High German

We are happy to announce a reading group in Old High German (Althochdeutsch). The group will be organised by Tonya Kim Dewey and is open for everyone. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday 20 February 2013, 18.15-20.00, in room 372, the HF building.

On this page we will collect some useful material for the reading group.

Grammar: Wilhelm Braune: Althochdeutsche Grammatik. 1. ed. 1886; 15th ed. 2004 (with revisions by Karl Helm, Walter Mitzka, Hans Eggers & Ingo Reiffenstein).

Reader: Wilhelm Braune, Ernst A. Ebbinghaus & Karl Helm: Althochdeutsches Lesebuch. 1. ed. 1886; 16th ed. 1979.

See this link on Amazon for both books (and more): Althochdeutsch on Amazon

The 1886 edition of Braune's grammar is also available on the Internet: Braune 1886

Dictionary: There is in fact a Modern English - Old High German dictionary: Köbler 2006

See also the glossary below.

 

Material for the first meetings of the group (beginning 20 February 2013):

Texts:

(1) Hildebrandslied

(2) Muspilli 

Glossary:

Braune's glossary (complete)