Old Polish

Early form of the Polish language, spoken between the 10th and 16th centuries Old Polishiꟁzik polskyPronunciation[ˈjãzɨk ˈpɔlʲskɨ]RegionCentral EuropeEradeveloped into Middle Polish by the 16th centuryLanguage familyIndo-European Balto-SlavicSlavicWest SlavicLechiticOld PolishWriting systemLatinLanguage codesISO 639-3None (mis)Glottologoldp1256 The Old Polish language (Polish: język staropolski, staropolszczyzna) was a period in the history of the Polish language between the 10th and the 16th centuries. It was followed by Middle Polish. The sources for the study of the Old Polish language are the data of the comparative-historical grammar of Slavic languages, the material of Polish dialects, several Latin manuscripts with Polish glosses, as well as – most importantly – monuments written in Old Polish: the Holy Cross Sermons (Polish: Kazania świętokrzyskie), the Sankt Florian Psalter (Psałterz floriański), Bogurodzica (Bogurodzica), the Bible of Queen Sophia (Biblia królowej Zofii, or Sárospatak Bible, Biblia szaroszpatacka) and some others. The Old Polish language was spoken mainly on the territory of modern Poland. It was the main vernacular of medieval Polish