Assertion: shrew | /r/ObjectUse | used shrew
Facets:
value: since at least the 11th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Shrew derives from Middle English shrewe for 'evil or scolding person', used since at least the 11th century, in turn from Old English scrēawa or scrǣwa, 'shrew' (animal); cognates in other Germanic languages have divergent meanings, including 'fox', 'dwarf', 'old man', and 'devil'.