controvour (c.1170)

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controvour (c.1170)

[ FEW: 13/ii,319a *tropare; Gdf: 2,283c controveor; GdfC: ; TL: 2,812 controvëor; DEAF:  controver (controveor); DMF:  controuveur; TLF: ; OED:  contriver n.; MED:  contrevour n.; DMLBS: ]
contreveur,  contrevour,  controvor,  controvour,  controvure;  cuntreveur  

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1composer, maker
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  mun fiz […] Ki la rime apré mei bien controverat – Controvures ert bon  (O) 5233
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Si li enveit controvors de peintures  (E) 9488
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  de chaunçuns fu contreveur […] ‘Rey de vers’ esteyt sun nun  1631
2occupationinventor, fabricator
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ne sais pas noveler Pur noveles recunter, Ne a contruvur tenu  16.233
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  par entre veysyns si defest amur Par ses maveys contes dount est controvour  191
3plotter
( 1400-01 )  fynall execution de toutz les […] ymaginours, contrevours & principalx faisours de les hautes tresons  iii 476
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