Talk:corny

Containing corn; tasting well of malt
WTF kinde of definition be this? corne and malte are notte the sayme. --Daleusher (talk) 14:49, 29 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Malt is "malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise". Usually barley but might be corn? Equinox ◑ 14:52, 29 September 2020 (UTC)


 * also: "corn catalogue jokes"? really? – Jberkel 15:24, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

RFV discussion: February–March 2022

 * Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
 * A draughte of moyste and corny ale.
 * A draughte of moyste and corny ale.

Removed / moved to Middle English by Astova. J3133 (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * OED puts a "?" next to definition of this sense, presumably reflecting uncertainty as to Chaucer's intended meaning. There is one use of "cornie aile" from the 1500s and a mention in a 19th-century East Anglia dialect dictionary. This, that and the other (talk) 07:56, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I looked for this in EEBO but didn't find anything for this sense. This, that and the other (talk) 11:29, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

RFV-failed This, that and the other (talk) 02:53, 20 March 2022 (UTC)