Vocabulary of Middle High German (diutsch)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives: predicative - masculine, feminine, neuter
Numerals: masculine, feminine, neuter

1.    mother           můter, diu můter, muͤeter
2.    father           vater, der vater, veter
3.    sister           swester, diu swester
4.    brother           brůder, der brůder, bruͤeder
5.    daughter           tohter, diu tohter, toͤhter
6.    son           sun, der sun, suͤne


Wan alsô hât Got di werlt lîb gehabit, daz her sînen eingebornen sun gap, ûf daz
ein îclîcher wer in en gloubit, nicht vorterbe, sundern habe daz êwige lebin.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           wazzer, daz wazzer
2.    fire           viur, daz viur
3.    sun           sunne, diu sunne
4.    moon           mâne
5.    wind           wint, der wint
6.    rain           regen, der regen


1.    one           ein, ein, ein
2.    two           zwêne, zwô, zwei
3.    three           drî, drî, driu
4.    four           vier
5.    five           vuͤnf
6.    six           sehs


Unsir tegelîche brôt gip uns hûte.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           katze, diu katze
2.    dog           hunt, der hunt
3.    horse           phert, daz phert
4.    cow           ků, diu ků
5.    fish           visch, der visch
6.    bird           vogel, der vogel
7.    tree           boum, der boum
8.    flower           blůme, diu blůme


Daz begin des heiligen ewangeliummis Jhesu Christi sun Gotis.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           wîz - wîzer, wîziu, wîzez
2.    black           swarz - swarzer, swarziu, swarzez
3.    red           rôt - rôter, rôtiu, rôtez
4.    green           gruͤne - gruͤner, gruͤniu, gruͤnez
5.    yellow           gel - geler, geliu, gelez
6.    blue           blâ
7.    grey           grâ
8.    brown           brûn - brûner, brûniu, brûnez


Middle High German was spoken in southern Germany, including Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Nürnberg, Munich and Ulm.

9. Unser vater, dû bist in himele. Dîn name sî heilec.
10. Dîn rîche kume. Dîn wille werde, sô in himele, sô ouch in erde.
11. Gip uns hiute unser teglîch brôt.
12. Und vergip uns unsere schulde, sô wir unsere schuldigen vergeben.
13. Und vuer uns niht in versuochunge, ûzzer erlôse uns von übele.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

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