orfevre (s.xii1/3)

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orfevre (s.xii1/3)

[ gdw]

[ FEW: 3,342a faber; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,240c orfevre; TL: 6,1249 orfèvre; DEAF:  orfevre; DMF:  orfèvre; TLF:  orfèvre; OED:  orfever n.; MED:  orfevre n.; DMLBS: 163b aurifaber ]
horfevere,  orefeevre,  orefevre,  orefevere;  orfeevre,  orfever,  orfevere,  orfeverer,  orffevre,  orfievre;  orphever,  orphevere; 
pl. orffeveris,  orfeure (l. orfevre?)
pl. orfeve  

The ‘deviant’ form orfeure, as found, for example, in Stats i 312.iv, is likely to be an editorial misreading of orfevre. However, the variant form orfeur sub orfeour, suggests that both forms may have existed.

s.

1occupationmetalmerch.goldsmith, artisan who fashions gold into small articles, jewellery, decorations, etc. and offers them for sale
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Blanche est la pere [...]. Li orfevres en lur mester Od l’or la funt pur esclairer  234.919
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  un anel, Gros, d'or quit melekin: des le tens Daniel Fud forgié, si.l forga li orfievre Marcel  561
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Donc fist a orfevers bons Li reis faire deus dragons De fin or  6002
( MS: s.xiii1 )  aurifaber: horfevere  ii 106.169
( 1343 )  [...] qe orefeevres et autres [...] qe se conussent mieltz en billioun d'or [...] soient fait venir [...]  ii 137
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  Dreu Barentyne, orefevere de la citee de Lond[res]  265.3
( 1415-16 )  [...] et sur ceo est resseyvé au dit cumpanye et issint en le Guyldehalle come orphever entré et resseyvé  370
fevere#2  or#1  orfeour  orferie  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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