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escrivein (1113-19)
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escrivein (1113-19)

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escrivain,  escriven,  escrivene,  escriveyne,  escrivin;  escrevein  (escrivaing  Oxf Ps ANTS 68.44.2)  
  FEW:  scriba 11,330a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  escrivain 9,523b TL: escrivain 3,1009 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  écrivain  TLF:  écrivain  OED:  scrivein, scriveyn n.  MED:  scrivein n.  DMLBS:  scriba 2980b

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occupationwriter: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  suz ciel n’est hoem ne escriveins Ki puisse cunter ne escrire Ses duces merveilles ne dire  ADGAR3 120.326
( MS: s.xiii )  scriptor: escrevein  TLL ii 95
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Tiele mensoigne mettre en livre, Il fu hors de sen ou yvre U tres mauveis l'escriveyne  Bonté batt (U) 140
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  (the author apologizes for the defects of his book:) jeo ne sui pas bon escryvene, car unqes ne l’apris forsqe tard  Sz Med1 239
♦occupationscribe: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  [...] Par malveis escriveins, Sunt livres corrumpud  Comput ANTS 158
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  La meie langue greffe de escrivein (Latin: stilus scribae) isnel  Camb Ps 78.XLIV.1
♦occupationscribe, scrivener: 
( 1383 )  par covyn entre eux forgerent un faux testament en Lumbardstrete a (=at the house of) un appellé D, escryveyn  King’s Council ss 73
( 1429 )  L’escriven de la Carrak  Port Bk studer 106
cutel d’escrivein
implementpenknife: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  .ou (=with) un cotel agu d’escrivein Coupe la lange de l’innocent  S Rich ANTS M868
escrivein de Court Lettre
occupationWriter of the Court Letter (=Scrivener): 
( 1373; MS: s.xivex )  [...] les avantditz comunes escryveyns de Court Lettre  Scriveners 3
( 1395; MS: s.xivex )  eux pleignount les gardeins del mistier des escriveyns de Court Lettre du dite citee vers un R.H.  Scriveners 282

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scrivein 
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