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escrowe (s.xiiiin)
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The form escroue is a cross reference to the following entry:

escrowe (s.xiiiin)

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escroe,  escroue,  escrouwe, 
(pl. escrouis  322)  
  FEW:  *skrôda 17,136b Gdf:  escroe 2 3,443b GdfC:  escrou 2 9,523c TL: escröe 2 3,1010 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  écroue  TLF:  écrou 2  OED:  escrow n.  / scrow n.  MED:  scrou(e n.  DMLBS:  scrouettus 2984a

s.

scroll, strip of parchment: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant de buche nel poez dire, Ne faire saver par escrire, Nel poez mettre en une escroe [...] E puis l’escroe enseeler [...]  7011, 7013
( MS: s.xiii )  pictacia: escrowe  171
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  met avant un escrit ke est sanz sel et fors une escroue, ke il n’est fors nu et voyd  112
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  a ses freres issy aprist Ke escrowes escrytes aquillassent  4565
( 1433 )  lez custumers […] ensealent blankes escrowes en parchemyn appellez blankes cokkettetz ové lour seals  (ed. lours eals)  ii 288

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scrowe 
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