When did “legend” stop being pronounced “LEE-gend”?

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Medico

Legend is pronounced as legend per my knowledge. A few people do prefer lee-gend though the actual pronunciation stands to be legend
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English/ Spanish Tutor

It was never "lee-gend" to begin with.
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Since always.
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M.S. (Information Technology)

Some people pronounce as ledge-end
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Basketball, Cooking,

around 1900
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Computer Application Tutor

Its not necessary that either you are spelling it as legend or leegend. You can use anyone of it because both meant the same
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