Talk:infare

Here are two citations of "infaring", which seem to support a more specific meaning (closer to that of the noun) than we currently list under the verb: [1], [2], [3] (or these may support a noun "infaring"). - -sche (discuss) 19:56, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

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Rfv-sense 2x:

1. "(Scotland, US) A party or entertainment given to friends upon newly entering a house; a housewarming." as distinct from "(Scotland, US, dated) A party or other celebration held to mark someone entering a new home, especially the arrival of a bride at her new home; a wedding reception.", and
2. "(ambitransitive) To go in; enter." (currently supported by only a mention of Joyce)

The citations I've found and put on the talk page may support a more specific noun sense of infaring, or might support a more specific verb sense. - -sche (discuss) 20:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

How is "A housewarming" a different sense from "A housewarming, especially one thrown for a bride?" anyway? Smurrayinchester (talk) 08:36, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

I hav to agree that the meanings sound alike and could be put together. Otherwise, I'm not sure what the RFV is for ... looks like a good entry to me.--AnWulf ... Ferþu Hal! (talk) 16:18, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

@Smurray: it's theoretically possible to cite them separately: find some books which speak of housewarmings for brides and of housewarmings for other people, using "infare" only for the former (or which define it as they use it); next, find other books which use "infare" broadly. However, the word doesn't seem to be used broadly. I've combined the noun senses; they pass. The verb is still uncited. - -sche (discuss) 03:07, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

RFV-failed. The 2006 and 2009 verb citations are not durably archived; the other two citations seem to refer to the same work, thus being not independent. - -sche (discuss) 19:22, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

RFV (2) : failed senses

1. (obsolete) The act of going in; entrance.
2. (obsolete) An entrance; entry; a way in.

Moved from the entry. - -sche (discuss) 04:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

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infare 2

See also WT:RFV#infare.

RFV of two noun senses which were added at the same time as it was becoming apparent that the word was quite rare, "entrance" and "an entrance": are they attested? - -sche (discuss) 19:25, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

They are; the dates for which appear to make them Middle English. Leasnam (talk) 16:31, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Duly removed from the ==English== section. - -sche (discuss) 04:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)