"scrowe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskrɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈskrau̯(ə)/ Forms: scrowes [plural], scrouwe [alternative], scrawe [alternative], skrowe [alternative], skrau [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman escrowe. Attested from ca. 1230. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|escroe|escrowe}} Anglo-Norman escrowe Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} scrowe, {{enm-noun}} scrowe (plural scrowes)
  1. bill, slip, bit of parchment Derived forms: scrowle
    Sense id: en-scrowe-enm-noun-g9Oey78N Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Paper Disambiguation of Paper: 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} scrowe
  1. (Northwest Midland) alternative form of schrewe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: schrewe
    Sense id: en-scrowe-enm-noun-9uDWqNyM Categories (other): Northwest Midland Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Paper Disambiguation of Paper: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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