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orferie (1372)
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orferie (1372)

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  FEW:  faber *3,342a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  orfevre (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  aurifabria 163c

A relatively rare imparissyllabic form of orfevrie (with a vocalisation of the second syllable) which only seems to be attested in Anglo-Norman. See also orfeour vs. orfevre.

s.

occupationmetalmerch.goldsmithery, art or trade of a goldsmith: 
( 1376-77 )  encontre les bons gens de le mester orferie  (ed. orfe[ve]rie)  Goldsmiths 172
♦metalgoldsmith's work: 
( 1372 )  item une filet d'or et de perrye d'orferie de quatre rubies balays et .xxj. grosses perles  GAUNT1 ii 107

[gdw]

See also:

or1  orfeour  orfevre  orfevresse  orfevrie 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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