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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, 14th century · grammar word class

verbe

verb

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French before 1400 · grammar word class

verbe

verb; grammatical word

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Middle English verbe borrows Anglo-French verbe with minor English phonological adaptation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The grammatical term is transmitted without a return to the broader meaning word.

CHRONOLOGY

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CONFIDENCE

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EDITORIAL STATUS

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CITATION REGISTER

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Verb — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English verbe borrowed from Anglo-French

Names the immediate donor.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 578verb

verbe → verbe

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