Talk:darkling
Add topicLatest comment: 1 year ago by Equinox in topic Why is definition sandwiched between *two* etymologies?
adv: in the dark
[edit]What meaningn of in the dark is used? --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:03, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
Etymology 3: From darkle + -ing.
[edit]However, darkle reads: Back-formation from darkling. Which is correct? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:57, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
Why is definition sandwiched between *two* etymologies?
[edit]The definition in a dictionary's listing of a word should always appear first after the spelling(s) and pronunciation(s).
It is hard to extract useful information if a listing is in no particular order.
- — This unsigned comment was added by 2601:200:c082:2ea0:290b:38da:69ac:6415 (talk). If a word has two different etymologies (e.g. "rose" is a flower, and "rose" means "did rise, in the past tense") then we have two ety sections. Under each one we define that sense of the word. See WT:ELE. Equinox ◑ 12:29, 4 June 2023 (UTC)