Divisions. Subdivisions. Dates
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OLD ENGLISH
(Full Inflections.) EARLY OLD ENGLISH. 500-850
TYPICAL OLD ENGLISH, 850-1000
or ANGLO-SAXON.
LATE OLD ENGLISH 1000-1150
and OLD ENGLISH
TRANSITION.
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MIDDLE ENGLISH.
(Levelled Inflections.)