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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · c. 1500–today

legend

traditional story; inscription; explanatory key

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English

legende

a saint’s life or reading; inscription

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Final unstressed -e was lost and spelling stabilized as legend.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Saintly reading matter expanded to inherited story, inscription, and explanatory key.

CHRONOLOGY

First known use for the inscription sense: c. 1500.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 61legend

legend → legende

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