Old English

Summary

Old English is a natural language^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,628 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old English's instance of is recorded as natural language^[3].
• Old English's instance of is recorded as chronolect^[4].
• Old English's instance of is recorded as historical language^[5].
• Old English's instance of is recorded as extinct language^[6].
• Old English is a type of Anglic^[7].
• Old English's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[8].
• Old English's writing system is recorded as futhorc^[9].
• Old English's writing system is recorded as futhark^[10].
• Old English's Commons category is recorded as Old English language^[11].
• Old English's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ang^[12].
• Old English ended on 1066^[13].
• Old English's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52, 'lon': 0}^[14].
• Old English's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old English^[15].
• Old English's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[16].
• Old English's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Old English's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Old English's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Old English's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Old English's replaced by is recorded as Middle English^[21].
• Old English's topic has template is recorded as Q36457709^[22].
• Old English's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/old-english^[23].
• Old English's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Ænglisc sprǣc'}^[24].
• Old English's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old English'}^[25].
• Old English's different from is recorded as Q11732661^[26].
• Old English's indigenous to is recorded as British Isles^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[3], chronolect^[4], historical language^[5], and extinct language^[6]. Old English is a type of Anglic^[7].

Why It Matters

Old English ranks in the top 2% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,628 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]