Definition Please?

[Keeslandia]

OK, what's a Scribent?

I've searched several dictionaries with no success. Can anyone enlighten me?

[Grosseschnauzer]

Sounds like it likely has something to do with writing

Quote: Main Entry: furor scri?ben?di
Pronunciation: -skrE-'ben-(")dE
Usage: foreign term
Etymology: Latin
: rage for writing[/quote]
This is the closest I could find; and it looks like to me, that your word is a corruption of the Latin.

[Mikitivity]

Before reading the thread, I figured this would be a game where we created definitions. If I had to, that is what I'd think too: person who writes frequently.

[Groot Gouda]

Someone who writes a lot. "scribent" means "writing" in Latin.

Thought it'd look nice. If anyone else has better ideas, feel free. The admins can assign a text according to the # of posts.

Currently it's:
Just moved here 0 (1 pip)
Active Member 10 (2 pips)
IDU Scribent 30 (3 pips)

[Baranxtu]

But 'scribent' is not correct Latin! Oh no, it should be 'scribens', that means writing! 'scribent-' is the word stem, but... aighaaa...


Sorry, where was I?

[Keeslandia]

OK, that makes sense. Based on the root bearing a resemblance to "scribe" I had assumed it had something to do with writing, but curiosity got the better of me.

[Groot Gouda]

baranxtuAug 2 2005, 04:53 PM
But 'scribent' is not correct Latin! Oh no, it should be 'scribens', that means writing! 'scribent-' is the word stem, but... aighaaa...
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I did mean to write "(pig) latin", to make it clear that most of the latin I learned at school is now buried deeper than Pompei and Herculaneum.