The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cielquiparle (
talk) 08:06, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
... that the old adage "feed a cold, starve a fever" was first published in a 1574 dictionary? Source: The first documented use of the adage was in John Withals 1574 book, A shorte dictionarie most profitable for yong beginners. In the book Withals includes the phrase, "Fasting is a great remedie of feuer"
Article is new enough from time of nomination, long enough, neutral. QPQ done. We will need a secondary source for the 1574 dictionary being the earliest attestation of (a form of) the phrase; we cannot cite the dictionary itself.
DigitalIceAge (
talk)
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DigitalIceAge: I am not sure what I can do about that. This is where the research about the phrase led. If anyone can find that the phrase was printed somewhere else first we can change the article. Is it possible to use the other hook?
Bruxton (
talk) 03:51, 16 February 2023 (UTC) Did not work. @
DigitalIceAge:Bruxton (
talk) 04:36, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cielquiparle (
talk) 08:06, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
... that the old adage "feed a cold, starve a fever" was first published in a 1574 dictionary? Source: The first documented use of the adage was in John Withals 1574 book, A shorte dictionarie most profitable for yong beginners. In the book Withals includes the phrase, "Fasting is a great remedie of feuer"
Article is new enough from time of nomination, long enough, neutral. QPQ done. We will need a secondary source for the 1574 dictionary being the earliest attestation of (a form of) the phrase; we cannot cite the dictionary itself.
DigitalIceAge (
talk)
@
DigitalIceAge: I am not sure what I can do about that. This is where the research about the phrase led. If anyone can find that the phrase was printed somewhere else first we can change the article. Is it possible to use the other hook?
Bruxton (
talk) 03:51, 16 February 2023 (UTC) Did not work. @
DigitalIceAge:Bruxton (
talk) 04:36, 16 February 2023 (UTC)