Talk:gainturn

RFV discussion: June–August 2022
Another gain- word that doesn't seem attestable in English. Pious Eterino (talk) 09:47, 13 June 2022 (UTC)


 * One post-1500 cite in OED, spelt "gane turne" (what fun). This, that and the other (talk) 03:41, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Again, I need to remind everyone (, dude, pay attention !) that when I started and for some time afterward, Wiktionary did not distinguish between Modern and Middle English - they were considered the same language. All Middle English terms were English. So you may continue to find these easter eggs all over the place. Don't be like Equinox and have a cow. The English language has been around for a long long time. Equinox seems to think it's only been around since there's been Snapchat and Instagram. He's triggered. Leasnam (talk) 13:40, 18 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Point taken, daddy-oh, I know I also joyfully imported a bunch of ancient dictionary stuff that we are still sorting out (Chaucerian verbs...) although I think it's mostly fixed by now, ouchie. It's my party and I'll have a cow if I want to. Equinox ◑ 08:49, 21 August 2022 (UTC)


 * My main issue with your be- and for- and -ly entries isn't actually "oh no, they are older than 1800", it's rather than you tend(ed) to invent words that might have existed, and cite them with total gibberish. You know what I mean, there are hundreds of them. Nevertheless I'll try to be slightly less of a dick about it. Equinox ◑ 08:52, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I appreciate that immensely. But I have never invented words (intentionally) - they always came from a source, some of which appear to have been taken down or removed, or the snippet view is no longer viewable. Leasnam (talk) 16:47, 21 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I by no means think you are trolling or fakin' us! More like I think you sometimes just invent a word that would be nice if it existed (say: besnuggle) and then basically cite it from pure scannos and errors. Now I'm put on the spot I can't of course find the example, but there have been dozens in the past. When you find a word in a text it's important to decide what it means from context and not just "here is a sequence of letters": hmm, someone was saying that to me the other day. Equinox ◑ 07:23, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but it's really more like "Here's a word that existed in Old English, ...did this word survive till this day ? oh, Yes !, it did ! I see uses for in GBooks. How come we don't have an entry for it (?). Let me make one. It meant "xyz" in Old English, I can't really tell if it still means that today or if it has picked up additional meanings...well, let me just start the entry off with what we DO know (="xyz"), and hopefully someone skilled, like Equinox, who is better at evaluating senses than I am will check it and (happily) make it better". Now, this is just an example. I actually reviewed the cites for  to ensure what I added was factual, but in the past I have added 'the last known sense' for certain words that I was unsure of, as a logical starting point, knowing that someone who has more knowledge of it will come along and improve it. I also cannot say that what you describe above has never inadvertently occurred, but those would certainly not comprise the bulk or even a substantial portion of my edits.  Leasnam (talk) 15:38, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ...hrrrmmm THANKS ! :p Leasnam (talk) 15:57, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

RFV-failed, nothing in EEBO (checked under various spellings) This, that and the other (talk) 01:53, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll move this as well. This is a noun. The verb was . Leasnam (talk) 16:47, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved entry to . Leasnam (talk) 03:29, 23 August 2022 (UTC)