1. Middle English was spoken from about AD 1100 to 1450.

2. Middle English up [ upward ].

3. Middle English was a very disorganized language.

4. Middle English, gerund of lightnen [ to illuminate, ].

5. These became the characteristics of Middle English.

6. Middle English [ bone - setting ].

7. The word " girl " is derived from Middle English " girle ".

8. Old English merged into Middle English in the 12 th century.

9. The Middle English period lasted from about 1150 to 1500.

10. While Middle English still sounds similar to German ,[/middle english.html] it also begins to sound like Modern English.

11. Middle English was neither French nor Anglo - Saxon; it was a completely different language combined of both.

12. Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500; Middle Gaelic.

13. In a rough way, however it is customary to distinguish four principal dialects of Middle English: Northern, East Midland, West Midland, and Southern.

14. It hails back to Richard II's reign and is written in Middle English.

15. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in a dialect of Middle English that links it with Britain's Northwest Midlands, probably the county of Cheshire or Lancashire.