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v. ~ Probably before 1200 recorden to repeat, recite . . . , later to set down in writing . . . ; borrowed from Old French, repeat, recite, report, learned borrowing from Latin, and borrowed directly from Latin recordari, remember, call to mind. . . . – n

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p. 896 ff
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v. ~ Probably before 1200 recorden to repeat, recite . . . , later to set down in writing . . . ; borrowed from Old French, repeat, recite, report, learned borrowing from Latin, and borrowed directly from Latin recordari, remember, call to mind. . . . – n. ~ Probably before 1300, rekord testimony; later record state or fact of being recorded . . . and an official written account.

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