*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 750

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 05broadNO SINGLE PIN

fẹ̄nd and extensive spelling variation

Middle English written record

fēond DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

The Middle English Dictionary records 188 quotations across enemy, Devil, demon, possession, monster, and related senses, while OED documents inherited and remodeled plurals.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
broad
TIME PRECISION
range
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
YES
CLAIM CITATIONS
2
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.

A period-level written-record stage, not one place or single standardized form.

PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗
DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

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

  1. context

    Oxford English Dictionary — fiend, n., revised 2026

    Links inherited Old English plurals and extensive Middle English spelling variation.

    Forms and meaning historyAUDIT SOURCE ↗
  2. supports

    Middle English Dictionary — fẹ̄nd, n.

    Documents the Middle English form and semantic range.

    Entry fẹ̄nd, 188 quotations in eight sensesAUDIT SOURCE ↗