Old English is an early form of the English language spoken by Anglo-Saxons until the 12th century. Old English or Olde English may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Olde English (sketch comedy), an American comedy troupe * ''Old English'' (film), a 1930 American pre-Code drama

Beverages

* A cider from Gaymer Cider Company * Olde English 800, an American malt liquor

Language and typography

Early Modern English Early Modern English or Early New English (sometimes abbreviated EModE, EMnE, or ENE) is the stage of the English language from the beginning of the Tudor period to the English Interregnum and Restoration, or from the transition from Middl ...

, the language of Shakespeare and the King James Bible, sometimes referred to colloquially as ''old'' English * Old English, a style of handwriting or typeface, also known as

Blackletter Blackletter (sometimes black letter), also known as Gothic script, Gothic minuscule, or Textura, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately 1150 until the 17th century. It continued to be commonly used for the Danish, Norweg ...

Peoples

Old English (Ireland) From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans fro ...

, 12th-century settlers from England *

Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo-Saxons happened wit ...

, 5th-century invaders of Britain

Other uses

* A furniture polish and wood care product manufactured by

Reckitt Benckiser Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, trading as Reckitt, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England. It is a producer of health, hygiene and nutrition products. The company was formed in March 1999 by the m ...

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