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NODE / 0661attestedMiddle English

verbe

TRANSLITERATION verbe

verb

DATE
Middle English, 14th century
SENSE
grammar word class
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:verbe:attested:sense:grammar-word-class

Middle English preserves the Anglo-French learned form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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Anglo-French · Anglo-French before 1400 · grammar word class

verbe

verb; grammatical word

SOUND
Middle English verbe borrows Anglo-French verbe with minor English phonological adaptation.
MEANING
The grammatical term is transmitted without a return to the broader meaning word.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Verb — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Middle English verbe borrowed from Anglo-French

Names the immediate donor.

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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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Present-Day English · 14th century–today · grammar word class

verb

a grammatical word class expressing action, occurrence, or state

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
Verb — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsWord History and First Known Use

Supplies the Middle English form and fourteenth-century English horizon.

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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

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HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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The reviewed graph does not yet attach a source-reported or directly inspected witness to this canonical form.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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