Middle English humble continues into modern humble with spelling stability and later pronunciation standardization.
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humble
modest; low in rank; unpretentious
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · low modest adjectivehumble
low; modest; submissive
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Low rank, modesty, and lack of pretension remain in the semantic field.
Recorded in English in the thirteenth century.
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