Middle English Dictionary Entry
dēvīsǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dēvīsǒur n. |
| Etymology | OF devisëor |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Designer, artisan.
Associated quotations
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.495 : He made seke..For swyche as..wer sotyle in her fantasye; eueryche þat was good devysour, Mason, hewer or crafty quareour.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.3799 : Harneis of steel mak[e]th tharmoreer; But the deuisour..Be fressh contreuyng..Fynt newe deuises of plate & eek of maille.