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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.

CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English

legende

a saint’s life or reading; inscription

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French

legende

reading matter; saint’s life

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Middle English adapted the Anglo-French form.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The reading and saint’s-life senses continued.

CHRONOLOGY

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

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 62legend

legende → legende

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