Old English lagu continues into Middle English with loss of final unstressed -u and spelling variation including laue and lawe.
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lawe / laue
law, ordinance, or body of rules
OPEN NODE 498 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · scandinavian lawlagu
ordinance, prescribed rule, regulation, or legal district
OPEN NODE 499 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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Ordinance, rule, and legal order remain central.
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SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Law — Word HistoryWord History: Old English lagu
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Old English parent.
Indo-European Lexicon: legh-legh- reflex list: Old English lagu and Middle English law
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Places both English stages in the cited comparative family.
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