Middle English salt continues with stable spelling into modern English while pronunciation changes.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0484historical continuationestablished
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salt
sodium chloride; saline substance; later figurative savor and scientific chemical class
OPEN NODE 520 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · common saltsalt
salt used for seasoning and preservation
OPEN NODE 521 ↗01
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The material sense remains while figurative savor, sailor, and chemical-class senses develop.
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Salt — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Middle English from Old English sealt; definitions
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents English continuation and the modern material senses.
Salt — Origin and historyHeadword history and semantic extensions
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents inherited material salt plus later figurative and chemical senses.
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