Talk:bive

RFV discussion: September–October 2022
Did this make it into modern English? In my initial searches all I found were scannos of hive, living, etc. - -sche (discuss) 01:30, 6 September 2022 (UTC)


 * The OED (at least this edition) only has quotations from 888–1250. MED doesn't show anything after the early 1300s. 98.170.164.88 01:47, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Correct, 1325 (for a line originally written in 1250). It succumbed to its frequentative form which lasted till much longer (see ). I'll fix  by moving it to a Middle English entry. Leasnam (talk) 04:54, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, does appear to have made it into Modern English. I see it used in Modern English translations of Le Morte d'Arthur as, and as  ("bevering moths"). Leasnam (talk) 05:04, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I've created, and removed , but have left a no entry tag as it's still found in several dictionaries. Please remove if you feel it's necessary. Leasnam (talk) 19:48, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

RFV-failed This, that and the other (talk) 10:38, 9 October 2022 (UTC)