*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 558

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 02regionalMAPPABLE REGION

wīf to wif

Medieval England

wife DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

The noun continues through Middle English as spouse reference grows more central.

COORDINATES STORED
YES
HONEST TO PLOT
YES
PLACEMENT MODE
regional
TIME PRECISION
unresolved
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
WITHHELD
CLAIM CITATIONS
1
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

NO YEAR HAS BEEN INVENTED.

The semantic narrowing is not assigned one event date.

DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.

  1. supports

    Wife — American Heritage Dictionary

    Publishes the English continuity.

    Etymology: Middle English wif from Old English wīfAUDIT SOURCE ↗