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Old Welsh
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| Old Welsh | |
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| Native to | Wales and western England |
| Era | Evolved into Middle Welsh about the 12th century |
Early form | |
| Ogham, Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | owl |
owl | |
| Glottolog | oldw1241 Old Welsh |
Old Welsh (Welsh: Hen Gymraeg) is the stage of the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh.[1] The preceding period, from the time Welsh became distinct from Common Brittonic around 550, has been called "Primitive"[1] or "Archaic Welsh".[2]
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