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Old Welsh (Welsh: Hen Gymraeg) is the label attached to the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh. The preceding period from the time Welsh became distinct from Common Brittonic around 550 has been called Primitive or Archaic Welsh.Many poems and some prose have been preserved from this period although some are in later manuscripts for example the text of y Gododdin.