stæfwritere

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • writer, author, writer of letters
  • grammarian

Etymology

Affix from Old English stæf (letter, staff, grammarical, grammar) + Old English wrītere (writer, scribe, painter, draughtsman, copyist).

Origin

Old English

wrītere

Gloss

writer, scribe, painter, draughtsman, copyist

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