NODE / 0668attestedMiddle English

verbale

TRANSLITERATION verbale

of or consisting of words

DATE: Middle English, 15th century
SENSE: word related adjective
FAMILY: Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:2:verbale:attested:sense:word-related-adjective

Merriam-Webster identifies the Middle English form.

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Latin · Late Latin · word related adjective

verbālis

of or relating to words or verbs

SOUND: Middle English verbale borrows Late Latin verbalis with English adaptation of the final syllable.
MEANING: Of words or verbs enters English and later supports the spoken-rather-than-written contrast.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Verbal — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Middle English verbale borrowed from Late Latin verbalis

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Present-Day English · 15th century–today · word related adjective

verbal

of, relating to, or consisting of words; of a verb; spoken rather than written

SOUND: English verbal regularizes the Middle English final vowel while preserving the learned base and suffix.
MEANING: The relational word sense continues while verb-related and spoken-language senses develop alongside it.
CHRONOLOGY: First known use is reported in the fifteenth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Verbal — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies the English form, wide semantic range, and fifteenth-century horizon.

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Middle Englishverbale→Present-Day English · 15th century–todayverbalof, relating to, or consisting of words; of a verb; spoken rather than written

SOUND: English verbal regularizes the Middle English final vowel while preserving the learned base and suffix.
MEANING: The relational word sense continues while verb-related and spoken-language senses develop alongside it.

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