Early English—
1. Middle and Early Modern English language (1066–1400):
- Yet another Early English text appears under the editorship of an American scholar.
2. the early style of Gothic architecture which developed in England in the 13th century:
- So far as architecture is concerned the book covers three periods, Early English, Geometric, and Early Decorated.
Old English—the English language of the period before the Norman conquest in the 11th century:
- In this dictionary, the language of England before 1100 is called, as a whole, “Old English.”