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controvour (c.1170)
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controvour (c.1170)

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contreveur,  contrevour,  controvor,  controvour,  controvure;  cuntreveur  
  FEW:  *tropare 13/ii,319a Gdf:  controveor 2,283c GdfC: ∅ TL: controvëor 2,812 DEAF:  controver (controveor)  DMF:  controuveur  TLF: ∅ OED:  contriver n.  MED:  contrevour n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1composer, maker: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  mun fiz […] Ki la rime apré mei bien controverat – Controvures ert bon  Horn (O) 5233
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Si li enveit controvors de peintures  Anc Test (E) 9488
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  de chaunçuns fu contreveur […] ‘Rey de vers’ esteyt sun nun  S Fran ANTS 1631
2occupationinventor, fabricator: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ne sais pas noveler Pur noveles recunter, Ne a contruvur tenu  CATO ANON ANTS 16.233
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  par entre veysyns si defest amur Par ses maveys contes dount est controvour  BOZ Char 191
3plotter: 
( 1400-01 )  fynall execution de toutz les […] ymaginours, contrevours & principalx faisours de les hautes tresons  Rot Parl1 iii 476
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