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NODE / 0660attestedPresent-Day English

verb

TRANSLITERATION verbPRONUNCIATION /vɜːrb/

a grammatical word class expressing action, occurrence, or state

DATE
14th century–today
SENSE
grammar word class
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:1:verb:attested:sense:grammar-word-class

The first-known-use century is source-reported, not a directly inspected object.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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Middle English · Middle English, 14th century · grammar word class

verbe

verb

SOUND
English verb regularizes the Middle English final vowel away while preserving the learned stem.
MEANING
The specialized grammatical class remains central.
CHRONOLOGY
First known use is reported in the fourteenth century.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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No reviewed descendants currently reuse this node. Absence describes the graph, not the entire history of the form.

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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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