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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
Malecrit presumably derives from the french "''mal écrit''," which means "''poorly written''." Malecrit's name was translated into Swedish as "Skrivilla," which literally means "write poorly."
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Malecrit presumably derives from the french "''mal écrit''," which means "''poorly written''." Interestingly, the name was translated into French as "Forbien Narré" (pronounced "''fort bien narré'', which means "''well narrated''").
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

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Malecrit was a French wizard who lived in the early 1400s. A playwright, Malecrit wrote the, Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds, a play which included a reference to the game of Quidditch, showing that the game had spread to France by the early 1400s. [1]

Etymology

Malecrit presumably derives from the french "mal écrit," which means "poorly written." Interestingly, the name was translated into French as "Forbien Narré" (pronounced "fort bien narré, which means "well narrated").

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)