The court was a focus of literary and theatrical activity, and between 1270 and 1380 it fostered the growth of vernacular languages - Middle English and Middle Dutch, for example - as acceptable media of upper-class discourse and culture.
The name comes from a Middle Dutch word, ‘schrode,’ meaning a strip or shred.
Definition of Middle Dutch in US English:
Middle Dutch
noun
The Dutch language from c.1100 to 1500.
1100-1500中古荷兰语（约1100-1500年使用）
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The court was a focus of literary and theatrical activity, and between 1270 and 1380 it fostered the growth of vernacular languages - Middle English and Middle Dutch, for example - as acceptable media of upper-class discourse and culture.
The name comes from a Middle Dutch word, ‘schrode,’ meaning a strip or shred.