Talk:gedges

Gedge?

I can find no trace of this word except as a proper name. Occasionally, "g-edge" gets contracted (by mistake?) to gedge, and "greengage" was once spelled "greengedge" (in error?), but I don't think either of these merits an entry. What does anyone else think? Have I missed a usage? Dbfirs 23:02, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

"To make a wry face" according to The English Dialect Dictionary [1] Kappa 23:15, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Ah, thanks. I must buy some dialect dictionaries. Are any available on-line? Dbfirs 08:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

(later) Also an alternative (dialect) spelling of gauge, I notice, but I won't bother making the entry because both DAVilla and SemperBlotto have recently deleted it, so I need access to references. Dbfirs 08:18, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

The sense of "gedge" that was deleted was "# To scrutinize an object at very short range" which sounds like a recent protologism. I don't know about online dialect dictionaries, I just used google books. Kappa 08:29, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Do you think it is OK to add the dialect meanings based just on the one dictionary? (I found it later on Google Books) I'm never sure whether dialect belongs here or not. I notice that a new language has been created for Scots dialect. Could we do the same for Yorkshire? ;) ... there could be no end to this! Dbfirs 11:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)