Talk:measle

RFV discussion: March–April 2021

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measle

mesel

Rfv-sense: a leper. The OED has this sense under the headword mesel, with only a single post-1500 cite ("mad men and mesels" in John Bale's King Johan). This, that and the other (talk) 02:00, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Note to closer, this can be moved to Middle English under mesel if it fails. This, that and the other (talk) 05:19, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Wright's English Dialect Dictionary has a number of senses and citations but not this. - -sche (discuss) 04:04, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 20:25, 4 April 2021 (UTC)