Middle English hatrede / hatreden loses the final suffixal syllable while the reduced -red spelling and /rɪd/ pronunciation become fixed in modern English.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 1084historical continuationestablished
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hatred
intense animosity, hostility, extreme dislike, or hostile resentment
OPEN NODE 1090 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · hate condition compoundhatrede / hatreden / hateredyn
hatred; the state or condition of hate
OPEN NODE 1091 ↗01
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The medieval state or condition of hate continues as intense animosity, hostility, or extreme dislike; countable hatreds later names particular hostilities.
Middle English into modern English; the evidence does not license one year for final-syllable loss.
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established — The sources agree on the Middle English whole-word stage and the fossilized second component.
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Hatred — definition, etymology, and first known useWord History: Middle English hatrede and 13th-century first known use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the whole-word continuation and medieval horizon.
Hatred — definition and etymologyBracketed etymology and modern definition
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents Middle English composition and present meaning.
The shortest history of hatred: Part 1Final paragraph: -red “condition” and hatred displacing Middle English hete
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains the fossilized suffix and lexical competition.
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