scribe
To writeTo write.
» My tongue is a pen of a scribe.
Meaning
6 sensesTo write.
schreiben
писа́тьpisátʹ
To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
To record, as a scribe.
записатьzapisatʹ, записыватьzapisyvatʹ
To write or draw with a scribe.
To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
Examples
5 sentencesMy tongue is a pen of a scribe.
The scholar compared two folios to determine which scribes had copied the text.
We owe most of our knowledge of the past to the work of scribes.
Tom dressed as an ancient Egyptian scribe.
deTom verkleidete sich als Schreiber aus dem alten Ägyten.
A sofer is a traditional Jewish scribe.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English scryben (“to write”), from Latin scrībō (“to write”). Doublet of shrivFrom Middle English scryben (“to write”), from Latin scrībō (“to write”). Doublet of shrive.
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Forms
scribes, scribing, scribed, scribedWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle