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Definition of Old Low Franconian
1. Proper noun. The West Germanic language that is the ancestor of modern Dutch and its varieties. ¹
2. Proper noun. The above, including also the ancestors of the languages of the eastern Netherlands (Limburgish) and the Low Franconian varieties spoken in Germany. (In this view, the ancestor of Dutch is considered to be Old West Low Franconian) ¹
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