Category:Old High German terms by usage

Old High German terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old High German derogatory terms: Old High German terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Old High German endearing terms: Old High German terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Old High German hapax legomena: Old High German terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Old High German higher register terms: Old High German terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old High German nonstandard terms: Old High German terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Old High German poetic terms: Old High German terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Old High German polite terms: Old High German polite terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Old High German terms with rare senses: Old High German terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.