Talk:gainset
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RFV-sense of the current definition, "to set against, to oppose". "Gainset", "gainsets" and "gainsetting" appear to mean something in the context of audio engineering / sound technology, but I can find no support for the current def. The only citation in the entry is from the Middle English period. - -sche (discuss) 01:23, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- I've added an EME citation (1594) in form of gainsetteth. Leasnam (talk) 12:55, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- Passed as Middle English. Post-1500 citation moved to Citations:gainset. — Ungoliant (Falai) 14:20, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
gainset way
[edit]I added a cite dated 1841 in Yorkshire dialect. The text clearly shows this to be "gainset", but I'm wondering...this also makes sense if it be a misspelling for "gainest" (="easiest", "most direct"). I can find no other samples of this poem. Can someone with better access please look ? Leasnam (talk) 02:32, 9 September 2022 (UTC)