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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · Middle English continuation–today · set down verb

lay

to put, place, or set down

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · set down verb

leggen / leyen

to put, place, or set down

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Middle English leggen / leyen stabilizes as lay while pronunciation and spelling converge on the modern form.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Putting or setting down remains central while many constructions and figurative uses develop.

CHRONOLOGY

No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster · Etymonline · American Heritage editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

SOURCES ON THIS EDGE

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Lay — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History and verb senses

Documents the English verb and its Middle English history.

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Lay — Origin and historyHeadword history: Middle English leien

Documents the Middle English continuation.

supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗
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American Heritage Dictionary: layWord History: Middle English leien

Independently documents the same stage.

supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗
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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 474lay

lay → leggen / leyen

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