Five manuscripts of Reinaert I are known to date: two fragmentary ones from the 13th century (G and E), two complete ones from the 14th century (F and A) and one fragmentary one from the 15th century. The oldest, but also the most mutilated and the smallest in size, are the fragments G, which are preserved in the Municipal Library in Rotterdam: the script is from around 1270-80. The language shows North-Nederrhein insidious elements. The adverb 2190 wo "how" is North-Nederrhein (Kleef-Geldern) and Low German (westwards to the IJsselstreek). Non-vocalization of l (2189 solde for soude) points in the origin period of Reinaert G mainly to Utrecht, Gelderland, the Lower Rhine and the Low and High German language area. The forms 2212 deir for der, neiman for nieman and 2217 heit for hiet belong to Utrecht, Gelderland, Limburg, the Lower Rhine and the Low German language area. A western example of the mainly Low German bet (2214) appears in Utrecht in 1295. The form 3246 scirpe with preserved ir (cf. Mhd. schirpe) is however not Low German, but Limburgish-Lower Rhine. The copy G may therefore be located in the region of Geldern-Kleve. - [Author]

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