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[sofistre] (s.xiii1)
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[sofistre] (s.xiii1)

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sophiste,  sophistre  
  FEW:  sophistes 12,104a Gdf:  sophiste 7,475c GdfC:  sophiste 10,689a TL: sofiste 9,720 DEAF:  sofiste (sofistre)  DMF:  sophiste  TLF:  sophiste  OED:  sophister n.  MED:  sophistre n.  DMLBS:  sophista 3134a

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sophist, one who uses specious reasoning: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  la parole Deu [...] n’est neent furmee par hart de gramaire ne de rhetorike n[e] forgé de mailz de maistre sophistes ne limee par lung estudie  Joshua Sermons ii 15
( MS: s.xivm )  ly sophistre plein de paroles  S Jer 2va
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Tu es sophistre en la clergie  GOWER Mirour 9979

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See also:

sofisme  sofisterie  sofisticall  sofistiquer 
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