PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. The set-down verb is inherited from Old English lecgan; the poem noun and non-clerical adjective come through distinct French, Latin, and Greek histories.
/leɪ/ · verb
To put, place, or set down; an inherited causative verb in the same deep lie-and-lay family that produced law.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Directly separates the homonyms and their histories.
Separate verb, poem noun, and non-clerical adjective etymologiesIndependently distinguishes the inherited verb from the French and Latin homonyms.
Separate numbered Word History entriesThis dossier follows only the transitive verb and names the excluded homonyms explicitly.