different between superscribed vs superscribe

English

Verb

superscribed

1. simple past tense and past participle of superscribe

English

Etymology

From Latin superscr?bo (“write over”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /su?p??sk???b/

Verb

superscribe (third-person singular simple present superscribes, present participle superscribing, simple past and past participle superscribed)

1. (transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.

   He superscribed each character with its Latin-alphabet equivalent.

2. (transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope.

   His wife superscribed her own notes on each of his letters before sending them in packets to the editor.

3. (transitive) To address (an envelope etc.).
   • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 121:

     That Friday, which began like any other, when my fate was brought up from the kitchen, superscribed to me, and put into my ignorant hand.

Latin

Verb

superscr?be

1. second-person singular present active imperative of superscr?b?