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controvour (c.1170)

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controvour (c.1170)

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

contreveur, contrevour, controvor, controvour, controvure; cuntreveur

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1composer, maker:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^m ) mun fiz […] Ki la rime apré mei bien controverat – Controvures ert bon (O) 5233

( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 ) Si li enveit controvors de peintures (E) 9488

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) de chaunçuns fu contreveur […] ‘Rey de vers’ esteyt sun nun 1631

2occupationinventor, fabricator:

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Ne sais pas noveler Pur noveles recunter, Ne a contruvur tenu 16.233

( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) par entre veysyns si defest amur Par ses maveys contes dount est controvour 191

3plotter:

( 1400-01 ) fynall execution de toutz les […] ymaginours, contrevours & principalx faisours de les hautes tresons iii 476

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