proverbiour (c.1360-79)
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proverbiour (c.1360-79)

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[ FEW: *482b proverbium; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  proverbe (*); DMF:  proverbieur; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
proverber,  proverbier  

Solely attested in French through Gower, DuCange (6,545c) does note the presence of the form proverbiator in the sense of 'auctor libri proverbiorum'.

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1proverbialist, user or composer of proverbs, sayings: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Dont dist ly sage proverber [...]  11086
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ce dist ly sage proverbier  11995
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  C'est un dit du proverbiour  4141
proverbe  proverbial 
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