"escript" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: escripts [plural]
Etymology: From Old French. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-noun}} escript (plural escripts)
  1. (obsolete) A writing. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-escript-en-noun-4X6ri-qE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 88 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 4 2

Inflected forms

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