Talk:verrayment

RFV discussion: November–December 2021
Middle Englih, methinks MooreDoor (talk) 19:33, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Yes, it did not survive very long into Modern English, but this one scrapes in. cited Kiwima (talk) 00:20, 15 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't agree. Richard Coer de Lyon is a Middle English text, and the Henry V quote looks like code-switching: "ouy verrayment" = modern French oui vraiment. That leaves Lindsay, whose use of words like makes me wonder whether he is writing in English or Scots. Someone has categorised Lindsay's Wikipedia article into the "Middle Scots poets" category, although this is not expanded upon in the article body.
 * OED only offers pre-1500 cites for this sense (under the headword veriment). The only senses attested post-1500 are a noun "truth; verity", and an adjective "veritable, correct" (1 cite). This, that and the other (talk) 05:16, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

RFV-failed. Converted to Middle English. Kiwima (talk) 21:56, 14 December 2021 (UTC)