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wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Th. ii. 2, 22. purh gýmeleáse wríteras, i. 8, 12 : Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 32. a writer, author Se gyt óþ tó dæg, cwæþ se wrítere, lifigende is, Bd. 5, 18 ; S. 636, 11. Tó geáre, ðá Brihtferð wrítere ðis áwrát, Anglia viii. 327, 11.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

wrítere

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wrítere, <b>. II.</b>
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add: a secretary; notarius Hé wæs wrítere ( notarius ) on þysre hálgan Rómániscean cyrcean, Gr. D. 52, 3. Se Drihtnes wer him tó gehét his wrítere (notarium), and him dihtode, 193, 21. v. cranic-, in-, irfeweard-wrítere

irfeweard-wrítere

(n.)
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irfeweard-wrítere, es; m.

a testator

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One who specifies his heir in writing, a testator Yrfeweardwrítere legatarius, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 99; Wrt. Voc. 20, 39

wyrd-writere

(n.)
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wyrd-writere, es; m.

One who writes an account of eventsa historianhistoriographer

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One who writes an account of events, a historian, historiographer Wurdwrítere historiographus, Hpt. Gl. 453. 1 : 468, 65. Andromachus se wyrdwrítere, Anglia viii. 307, 9. Se wyrdwrítere Ióséphus áwrát on ðære cyrclícan gereccednesse, ðæt Héródes lytle

not-wrítere

(n.)
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not-wrítere, es; m.

One who writes notes

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One who writes notes Notwrítera notariorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 66

ǽ-wrítere

Similar entry: ǽ-gewrítere

ge-wrítere

Similar entry: ǽ-gewrítere

eald-writere

(n.)
Grammar
eald-writere, es; m.

An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient mattersantīquārius

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An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters; antīquārius. Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: wrítere

ge-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrítere, es; m.

A writer

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A writer Gewríteres scribæ, Ps. Spl. T. 44, 2

ǽ-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wrítere, es; m.

A writercomposer or framer of lawslegurn conditor

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A writer, composer or framer of laws; legurn conditor, Prov. 8

un-wrítere

(n.)
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un-wrítere, es; m.

A bad, incorrect writer

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A bad, incorrect writer Mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gyf hé nele his wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 3, 24

in-wrítere

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in-wrítere, es; m.
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Inwrlíere antigraphus, cancellarius (cancellarius in ecclesiis cathedralibus dignitas cujus officium erat . . . litteras capituli facere et consignare, Migne), scriptor (cf. búrþén cancellarius vel scriniarius, cyrcweard sacri scriniarius, wrítere antigrafus

stæf-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-wrítere, es; m.

A writer about letters or grammar

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A writer about letters or grammar Stæfwríterum grammaticorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 33 : 75, 40. The word glosses historiographus, 42, 45, but perhaps stær- should be read for stæf-: and 18, 67 stæfwríterum glosses caracteribus, which seems an error

stǽr-wrítere

(n.)
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stǽr-wrítere, es; m.
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A writer of history, a historian Swá swá sóþsagol stǽrwrítete ( verax historicus ) ða þing ðe be him oþþe ðurh hine gewordene wǽron ic áwrát, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 5. Stæfwrítere (stǽr-?) historiographus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 45.

tíd-wrítere

(n.)
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tíd-wrítere, es; m.
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A chronicler, annalist Tídwrítera cronographorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 68: 75, 39. Týdwrítera chronographorum, temporum scriptorum, Hpt. Gl. 410, 58

Linked entry: tíd-scriptor

cranic-wrítere

(n.)
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cranic-wrítere, es; m.
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A chronographer, chronicler Cranicwrítera chronographorum, An. Ox. 7, 24

eald-wrítere

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Ealdwríterum antiquariis, i. scribis (scriptoribus, Hpt. Gl. 528, 73), An. Ox. 5449. Add

un-wrítere

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Add: Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 29

wyrd-wrítere

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Linked entry: ge-wyrd-wrítere

riht-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wrítere, es; m.

One who writes correctly

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One who writes correctly Rihtwrítera orthographorum, rectorum scriptorum, Hpt. Gl. 410, 72. Rihtwríterum ortagraphorum, Wrt, Voc. ii. 64, 22 : 75, 41