Talk:forslowth

RFV discussion: November 2018–January 2019
Equinox ◑ 19:01, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I found a number of quotes from Middle English, but nothing in modern English. Several were published in 19th century books about Middle English works. Kiwima (talk) 19:37, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * In 2011 when the entry was made, there was not yet a consensus for when the Middle English cutoff was. Many of us were using the invention of the printing press (Mid 15c) as the beginning of Modern English era rather than 1500. @Kiwima, to find cites post-1500 you may want to try searching on 'forslouthed' Leasnam (talk) 22:26, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I did, but they were all,as I said, 19th century books about Middle English works (Chaucer, Piers Plowman, etc)
 * Thomas More's Apology was written 1533 [] and More's translation of The Life of Pico della Mirandola was published in English in 1510. The citation quoted on the page is showing the date it was originally written in the Latin (1485) (But for this délaie I thretened- him two yere together, that he would be punished, if he forslouthed that purpose whiche our Lorde had put in his mind.). I've updated the page. Please correct anything I've done amiss. Leasnam (talk) 08:44, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Don't we look for exact spelling correspondence of stems in (Modern) English? Don't we need three independent uses? DCDuring (talk) 16:50, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't recall us ever settling on anything firm (I may very well be out of the loop on it), but I do remember MgLovesFun once suggesting that each alternative spelling needs at least 3 uses (and I believe possibly also each conjugated form of each verb also...) but that seems awfully strict. Leasnam (talk) 21:15, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 21:06, 1 January 2019 (UTC)