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ALL SOURCES ↗BIBLIOGRAPHIC IDENTITYmw-mouse
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historical dictionarymw-mouse
Mouse — Word History
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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EDGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
EDGE 114supportsestablished
mouse → mous
Present-Day English → Middle English · continuation
- SOUND
- Middle English mous developed into modern mouse with the later spelling convention marking the diphthong.
- MEANING
- The central rodent meaning remained stable while transferred senses accumulated.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors
Etymology and First Known UseEDGE 115supportsestablished
mous → mūs
Middle English → Old English · inheritance
- SOUND
- Middle English mous continues Old English mūs.
- MEANING
- The inherited word retained the meaning “mouse.”
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors
Middle English from Old English mūs041
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mouseSOURCE-REPORTED
mouse
English lexicographic first-use record for mouse
OPEN WITNESS 34 ↗050
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stage 3supports
Old English records
Identifies Old English mūs as the direct ancestor of Middle and Modern English mouse and reports use before the twelfth century.
Word History: Etymology and First Known Use · broadstage 4supports
English-language mouse senses
Documents the rodent, computer-device, timid-person, black-eye, hunting, searching, and stealth senses while dating only the core noun before the twelfth century.
Current noun and verb definitions; First Known Use · broad070
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