SC - Steak- OED-Question

[James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain]

At 11:44 19-10-98 -0700, Tyrca wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>his may be a stupid question, but I have little experience with the
>OED.
>What do the numbers before the variant spellings signify?  
>
>Mercedes
>Mooneschadowe, Ansteorra
>
>>OED Entry Search
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>>steak
>>
>>steak steik. Forms: 5 steike, steyke, styke, 5-6 steke, 6 steake, 7-8
>>stake, 7- steak. a. ONor. steik fem. (Sw. stek, Da. steg), cogn. w. 
><<<<<<<<
>
>These refer (as in any large dictionary, not just OED) to the number
>of the definition, in other words, the spelling for how the word is
>used differently.  Sometimes the definitions vary widely, as some
>words become oopposite to what they started out.  (Have I cleared it
>or muddied it?)

Negative.  With the OED, those numbers refer to the century in which the
cited spelling was used - ie, 15th century steike, steyke, styke; 15th-16th
steke; 16th steake; 17th-18th
stake; 17th- steak.


Alasdair mac Iain



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Dun an Leomhain Bhig
Canton of Dragon's Aerie [southeastern CT]
Barony Beyond the Mountain  [northern & southeastern CT]
East Kingdom
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