Middle English borrowed the Anglo-French verb.
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collecten
to accumulate, infer, calculate
OPEN NODE 89 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-Frenchcollecter
to collect, accumulate
OPEN NODE 90 ↗01
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Accumulating, inferring, and calculating are recorded early senses.
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reviewed
02
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Collect — Word HistoryMiddle English verb
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗03
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