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NODE / 0266attestedMiddle English

lesson / lessoun

a reading, assigned text, or unit of instruction

DATE
Middle English, 13th–15th centuries
SENSE
reading or instruction
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:lesson lessoun:attested:sense:reading-or-instruction

The written and instructional senses coexist in medieval English.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERborrowingestablished
Anglo-French · Anglo-French, c. 1066–1500 · reading

leçon

a reading or lesson

SOUND
Middle English lesson or lessoun adapts Anglo-French leçon.
MEANING
The reading and instructional senses remain connected.
CHRONOLOGY
Anglo-French to Middle English.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established — The Anglo-French borrowing is directly reported.
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANThistorical continuationestablished
Present-Day English · 13th century–today · instruction or learning

lesson

a unit of instruction or something learned

SOUND
Modern lesson continues the Middle English form with spelling stabilization.
MEANING
A reading or assigned text expands into instruction and then something learned from experience.
CHRONOLOGY
Middle English to modern English.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established — The historical and current senses are documented in the entry.
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ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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