PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 359
COMPLETE ROUTE ↗STAGE 03regionalMAPPABLE REGION
approximately 1150–1500
Middle English England
lay DOSSIER ↗Leggen and leyen continue the Old English verb toward modern lay.
- COORDINATES STORED
- YES
- HONEST TO PLOT
- YES
- PLACEMENT MODE
- regional
- TIME PRECISION
- range
- NUMERIC TIME BOUND
- YES
- CLAIM CITATIONS
- 1
THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.
The interval is the conventional Middle English language horizon, not a single sound-change date.
PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE
AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.
Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.
- supports
American Heritage Dictionary: lay
Documents the Middle English continuation.
Word History: Middle English leien from Old English lecganAUDIT SOURCE ↗