Talk:wanbelief

RFV discussion: November–December 2018
Maybe OE or ME. Equinox ◑ 19:12, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Certainly not Old English. Also, not found in Middle English with this spelling. It's Modern English, but I am not finding any uses of it with this spelling either. It may survive (somewhat) in/as which is easily found in GBooks, but this can also be  +, although it's had to say why anyone would use wan this way were it not for wanbelief Leasnam (talk) 19:56, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
 * There are examples of wan faith and wan conviction, so why wouldn’t writers use wan belief? --Lambiam 13:59, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh okay, Thank you. I wasn't aware that wan was still being used this much. It's awfully rare to hear nowadays Leasnam (talk) 22:08, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * That’s true. These uses have a somewhat old-fashioned literary feel to them. --Lambiam 23:07, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The ME spelling is supposed to be wanbeleve, which is listed in several ME dictionaries. The Century Dictionary (1895 edition) lists the word in the spelling wanbelief while also marking it as obsolete. Other than that, I find nothing for this spelling in print. --Lambiam 09:08, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 21:29, 13 December 2018 (UTC)