escrivant

French

Participle

escrivant

1. Obsolete spelling of écrivant.

Middle French

Verb

escrivant (feminine singular escrivante, masculine plural escrivans, feminine plural escrivantes)

1. present participle of escrire
2. (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of escrire
   • 1461, François Villon, Le Grand Testament:

     En escrivant ceste parolle

     In writing this word