Talk:arize

¶ Why is this marked as {{en-verb form}} and not {{en-verb}}? --Pilcrow 22:28, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Because Spenser is notorious for using obscure word forms that nobody else used, so it's hard to guarantee that the other forms exist. Equinox ◑ 22:29, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

¶ I altered it now that I found citations. I hope that is acceptable. --Pilcrow 00:23, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

They might be rare but they do seem to exist. Thanks for your research! Equinox ◑ 23:38, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

¶ I am relieved ye are not angry at me. I would make entries for my other requests, but I do not know how exactly they should be classified (whether rare, obsolete, & cetera). --Pilcrow 23:53, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

My rule of thumb is something like: under 10 hits on Google Books is probably "rare"; absence of hits after about 1700 is "obsolete", or after 1850 is "archaic", or after 1940 might be "dated"; and anything on Google Groups might just be humorous modern usage of older forms, so isn't good evidence for "real" modern usage. I don't know whether you are a native English speaker, but you get the idea. Equinox ◑ 23:58, 24 August 2011 (UTC)