Talk:sayman

RFV discussion: July 2023–June 2024
Rfv-sense: one who assays. All the quotations I see are most probably a pronunciation spelling of seaman, and one even of semen. Cappwe (talk) 21:28, 7 July 2023 (UTC)


 * OED has one cite from 1488 which looks to be an Anglo-Norman text: "Et solvit Johanni Francis, sayman, pro lez hallyngs de sago viridi". Anyone got any ideas what that means? Anyway, it's one cite and it's pre-1500 so not useful here.
 * The word was apparently used by Bacon in the 1600s, although interestingly OED doesn't seem to include this quote.
 * Nothing in EEBO. This, that and the other (talk) 00:30, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

RFV-failed, moved to Old French This, that and the other (talk) 00:48, 5 June 2024 (UTC)