"glosour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡlɔːˈzuːr/, /ˈɡlɔːzur/, /ˈɡlɔːzər(ə)/ Forms: glosours [plural], gloser [alternative], glosar [alternative], glosare [alternative]
Etymology: Initially borrowed from Anglo-Norman glosor, but later reanalysed as glose (“gloss”) + -ere (agent noun suffix). First attested in c. 1390. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|glosor|nocap=1}} borrowed from Anglo-Norman glosor, {{af|enm|glose|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=gloss}} glose (“gloss”) + -ere (agent noun suffix), {{etydate|c|1390}} First attested in c. 1390 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} glosour, {{enm-noun}} glosour (plural glosours)
  1. A glosser or glossator; one who comments or glosses on a text.
    Sense id: en-glosour-enm-noun-OHL0HpaA Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. A flatterer; an obsequious individual.
    Sense id: en-glosour-enm-noun-M7WJccuW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 49 51 Disambiguation of People: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Deception Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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