Cole, _sb._ cabbage, cale, kail, Voc., MD; cool, MD; kale, MD, H.—AS.
_cole_ (OET); cp. Icel. _kál_; Lat. _caulis_, stalk, cabbage; see
Weigand (s.v. _kohl_).
Cole, _sb._ charcoal, coal, S, S2; coole, MD; coylle, MD; coles, _pl._,
C2, C3; coolis, W; koles, S2.—AS. _col_ (OET).
Cole, _adj._ cool, somewhat cold, Prompt., MD.—AS. _cól_; cp. OHG.
_kuali_ (Otfrid).
Colen, _v._ to cool, MD, Prompt., G, H.—AS. _cólian_; cp. OHG. _kualen_
(Otfrid).
Coler, _sb._ collar, MD; coller, _torques_, Prompt.; colers, _pl._,
P.—OF. _coler_ (F. _collier_); Lat. _collare_, from _collum_, neck.
Colere, _sb._ anger, C, MD.—OF. _colere_; Lat. _cholera_; Gr. χολέρα,
an affection of the bile.
Colerik, _adj._ choleric, passionate, C2, MD; coleryke, Cath.—Lat.
_cholericus_, having one’s bile affected; Gr. χολερικός, from χολή,
gall.
Coles, _sb. pl._ (?); in _phr._: swearing precious coles, S3.
Collacioun, _sb._ conference, CM.—OF. _collacion_, discourse, harangue;
Lat. _collationem_, a bringing together, conferring.
Collen, _v._ to embrace, W2, MD; kollen, S2. _Der._: collyngis, _sb.
pl._, W2.—Cp. OF. _collée_, a neck-embracement (Cotg.). See Coler.
Collerie, _sb._ eye-salve, W; colirie, MD; colorye, HD.—Lat.
_collyrium_; Gr. κολλύριον.
Colloppe, _sb._ a slice of flesh, _carbonella_, Prompt., MD, Palsg.;
collop, Cath., Cotg. (s.v. _riblette_); colope, Voc.; colop, Cath.
(_n._); coloppe, PP; colhoppe, PP, Voc.; collip, Manip.; colopus,
_pl._, PP, S2.
Colour, _sb._ colour, pretext, S3, C2; colur, S, MD.—AF. _colur_; Lat.
_colorem_.
Col-plontes, _sb. pl._ cabbages, PP, S2; kole-plantes, PP;
cale-plantes, PP. See Cole.
Coltre; see Culter.
Columbine, _sb._ columbine (flower), Alph., MD, Sh.; columbyne, Voc.,
Prompt.; columby, S3.—OF. _columbine_; Late Lat. _columbina_.
Colvyr; see Culuer.
Colwie, _adj._ grimy, S.
Colwyd, _pp._ _carbonatus_, Prompt. See Cole.
Comaunde, _v._ to command, PP, C; comanden, MD; comaundet, _pt. s._,
S2; comande, S2, MD; cumand, S2.—OF. _comander_, _commander_; Late Lat.
_commendare_, to order. Cf. Comenden.
Comaundement, _sb._ commandment, C, PP; comandement, C2.
Comaundour, _sb._ commander, C3, PP; comandour, S2.—OF. _commandeor_;
Late Lat. _commendatorem_.
Combe, _sb._ comb for hair, comb of a bird, Prompt., Voc.; komb,
MD.—AS. _camb_.
Combren, _v._ to encumber, overwhelm, MD, S3; comeren, S3; combrez,
_pr. s._, S2; cumrit, _pt. s._, S2; cummerit, S3; cumbred, _pp._,
S2.—OF. _combrer_ to hinder, from _combre_, a heap, see Ducange (s.v.
_cumbra_); Lat. _cumulum_ (acc.).
Combre-world, _sb._ cumberer of the world, S3.
Combust, _pp._ burnt, MD, C3.—Lat. _combustus_, pp. of _comburere_, to
burn.
Come, _sb._ a coming, S, S2, C3; kume, S; kime, S; cume, S; comes,
_pl._, S.—AS. _cyme_.
Comelyng, _sb._ stranger, W, W2; kumeling, MD; comling, W; comlyng, S2;
comelingis, _pl._, W; cumlyngis, H.
Comen, _v._ to come, S; cumen, S; kumen, S; cum, S2; com, S2; cuminde,
_pr. p._, S; comynde, S2; cominde, S2; comste, comest thou, S2; comþ,
_pr. s._, S2; com, _pt. s._, S, S2, G; cam, S, G, P; kam, S; come, _2
pt. s._, S, G; coman, _pt. pl._, S; coomen, C2; comen, MD, S, G; come,
S2; i-cumen, _pp._, S; i-kumen, S; i-cume, S; i-comen, S; i-come, S,
S2; comen, S2, S3, G; come, S2.—AS. _cuman_; cp. Goth. _kwiman_.
Comenden, _v._ to commend, C2, PP; commended, _pp._, PP.—Lat.
_commendare_. Cf. Comaunde.
Comers, _sb. pl._, strangers, visitors, passers-by, S2, PP; comeres,
PP.
Commoditie, _sb._ advantage, profit, S3, ND, Sh.—OF. _commodité_
(Cotg.); Lat. _commoditatem_.
Comp, _sb._ contest, S; see Camp.
Compainoun, _sb._ companion, MD.—OF. _compagnon_; Late Lat.
_companionem_.
Companable, _adj._ sociable, PP, C; companabile, H.—OF. _compaignable_
(Cotg.).
Companie, _sb._ company, MD, C2; compaynye, S; compainie, S2.—OF.
_companie_, from _compain_, an associate at meals; from Lat. _cum_ +
_panis_, bread.
Comparisoun, _sb._ comparison, MD, C2.—OF. _comparison_; Late Lat.
_comparationem_.
Comparisounen, _v._ to compare, MD, W (Mark 4. 30), S2.
Compas, _sb._ circle, circuit, device, craft, MD, C3, G; compaas, C;
compasse, S3; cumpas, W2.—OF. _compas_; Late Lat. _compassum_ (acc.).
Compassen, _v._ to go round, to devise, contrive, MD; cumpas, W2;
conpassed, _pp._, S3.—AF. _compasser_.
Compassyng, _sb._ craft, contrivance, C.
Compeir, _v._ to appear, S3.—OF. _comper-_, tonic stem of _compareir_;
Lat. _comparere_.
Comper, _sb._ compeer, comrade, C, S2; compere, Prompt.; cumpers,
_pl._, MD.—Of OF. origin; Lat. _comparem_, (acc.).
Complie, _sb._ the last church-service of the day, compline, MD;
cumplie, S, MD.—OF. _complie_; Church Lat. _completa_ (_hora_).
Compline, _sb._ compline, MD; complyn, MD; cumplyne, _completorium_,
Prompt. See above.
Composicion, _sb._ arrangement, agreement, C, C2.—AF. _composicion_;
Lat. _compositionem_.
Comptroller; see Controller.
Comsen, _v._ to commence, S2, PP, MD; cumsen, S2, PP.—OF. _comencer_;
Lat. _com_ + _initiare_.
Comune, _adj._ common, PP; comun, MD; comyn, MD; comen, S2.—AF.
_commun_; Lat. _communem_ (acc.).
Comune, _sb._ the commons, commonalty, PP; commune, C2; comunes, _pl._,
PP; comyns, S2, PP.
Comunlych, _adv._ commonly, S2; comunliche, PP; comunly, C2.
Comyn, _sb._ cummin, C2, MD, Prompt.; cummyn, W.—OF. _comin_; Lat.
_cyminum_ (Vulg.); Gr. κύμινον.
Comynalte, _sb._ community, W2.—AF. _communalte_; OF. _communaulte_;
Late Lat. *_communalitatem_, from _communalis_.
Comyne, _v._ to commune, W, W2; commune, C3.—OF. _communier_; Lat.
_communicare_.
Comynere, _sb._ participator, W.
Comynte, _sb._ community, W2; comunete, PP.—Lat. _communitatem_.
Con, _pr. s._ can, know, S. _Phr._: con-þonk, thanks, S; see Kunnen.
Conabill, _adj._ suitable, convenient, B.—OF. _covenable_,
_convenable_; Late Lat. _convenabilem_.
Conand, _sb._ covenant, B; Connand, B; Cunnand, B.—OF. _convenant_,
agreeing, befitting, also, a covenant, pr. p. of _convenir_; Lat.
_convenire_. See Couenaunt.
Conandly, _adv._ befittingly, S3.
Conceipt, _sb._ imagination, fancy, idea, MD, S3; conceit, C3;
conceits, _pl._, fantastic patterns, S3.
Conceiven, _v._ to comprise, to conceive, to imagine, MD; conceyue,
PP.—OF. _concevoir_; Lat. _concipere_.
Conduit, _sb._ guidance, a conduit, MD; condut, MD; condite, MD;
conduyte, S3; cundyth, Voc.; condeth, MD; kundites, _pl._, S3.—OF.
_conduit_ (Bartsch); Lat. _conductum_, from _conducere_.
Confessen, _v._ to confess, to receive a confession, MD.—AF.
_confesser_; from Lat. _confessus_, pp. of _conefiteor_.
Confessor, _sb._ a confessor of Christianity before the heathen, a
hearer of confessions, MD, S; cunfessurs, _pl._, S.—AF. _confessor_;
Church Lat. _confessorem_.
Confiture, _sb._ an apothecary’s mixture, C3.—OF. _confiture_ (Cotg.);
Late Lat. _confectura_.
Confort, _sb._ comfort, C3, C, PP.—AF. _confort_.
Conforten, _v._ to strengthen, comfort, MD, C, P; counforte, S2,
PP.—AF. _conforter_; Late Lat. _confortare_; Lat. _con_ + _fortis_,
strong.
Confounden, _v._ to bring to confusion, C3; confoundet, _pp._, PP.—AF.
_confoundre_; Lat. _confundere_.
Confus, _pp._ put to confusion, C3, C, PP.—AF. _confus_, pp.; Lat.
_confusum_.
Congie, _v._ to bid farewell to, dismiss, get rid of, PP; congeye, PP,
MD; cunge, PP.—OF. _congier_, to dismiss, from _congié_, _cumgiet_;
Late Lat. _commiatum_, Lat. _commeatum_, permission to go.
Conisantes, _sb. pl._ badges, S3; see Cognisaunce.
Conjecten, _v._ to guess, suppose, MD, S3.—Lat. _conjectare_.
Coniectere, _sb._ diviner, W2.
Conjoignen, _v._ to conjoin, MD; coniunit, _pp._, S3.—From OF.
_conjoignant_, pr. p. of _conjoindre_; Lat. _conjungere_.
Con-ioyninge, _sb._ conjoining, C3.
Conne, _v._ to know, to be able, S2, S3; see Kunnen.
Conne, _v._ to test, examine, con, C2, P; kun, H; cunnien, SkD.—AS.
_cunnian_, to try to know.
Conning, _sb._ science, skill, C2, C3; konning, C2; coninge, S2;
kunnyng, W.
Conning, _adj._ skilful, C2.
Conningly, _adv._ skilfully, C2.
Conrey, _sb._ division of troops, also provision, MD; conrai, S2.—OF.
_cunrei_ (_conroi_), equipage, arrangement, a division of troops
(Bartsch); It. _corredo_, equipage, paraphernalia (Florio); Low Lat.
_corredium_, _conredium_, equipage, provision, entertainment (Ducange);
_con_ + _redium_, a word of Teut. origin.
Conseil, _sb._ counsel, S, S2, C2; counseil, G, C; consail, PP.—OF.
_conseil_; Lat. _consilium_.
Conseili, _v._ to advise, S2; conseille, PP.—OF. _conseillier_.
Constable, _sb._ constable, warden, officer, C3, PP; conestable, MD;
cunstable, PP; cunestable, S.—OF. _conestable_; Late Lat. _comes
stabuli_, see Brachet.
Constablesse, _sb._ constable’s wife, S2, C3.
Constance, _sb._ constancy, C2, MD.—OF. _constance_ (Cotg.); Lat.
_constantia_.
Constorie, _sb._ an ecclesiastical court, PP, S2; consistorie, PP,
CM.—Church Lat. _consistorium_, a place of assembly, from Lat.
_consistere_, to stand together.
Contek, _sb._ strife, contention, C, G, H, MD, CM; contumely, MD;
contak, MD; conteke, HD; conteck, HD, ND; contakt, HD.—AF. _contek_.
Conteken, _v._ to strive, MD.
Contekour, _sb._ one who quarrels, HD.
Contenance, _sb._ look, gesture, outward appearance, encouragement,
favour, MD, S2, C2; contenaunce, PP, C3; cuntenaunce, S2; countenance,
S3; continaunce, G.—OF. _contenance_; Late Lat. _continentia_, mien.
Contesse; see Countesse.
Contrarie, _adj._ contrary, C2, C3.—AF. _contrarie_ (OF. _contraire_);
Lat. _contrarium_.
Contrarien, _v._ to oppose, C2.—OF. _contrarier_; Late Lat.
_contrariare_.
Contree, _sb._ country, MD, C2, C3; contre, MD, C; contreie, S2;
contreye, S2; cuntre, S2, MD, C; contrai, S2, MD.—OF. _contree_ (AF.
_cuntree_), Prov. _contrada_; Late Lat. _contrata_, from Lat. _contra_,
see SkD.
Control, _sb._ restrictive authority, Sh.—OF. _contre-rôle_,
_contre-rolle_, a duplicate roll, used for verification, see Brachet,
Cotg. (s.v. _controlle_).
Control, _v._ to restrain, check, Sh.
Controller, _sb._ superintendent, overseer of accounts, Sh.;
comptroller, S3.
Controven, _v._ to contrive, MD, PP; controeven, MD, S2; contreven, PP;
contriven, MD.—AF. _controver_; _con_ + OF. _trover_, to find, compose
poetry; Low Lat. _tropare_, from _tropus_, a song, lit. a trope, turn
of speech; Gr. τρόπος, a turn.
Conventiculis, _sb. pl._ assemblies, W2.
Conveyen, _v._ to accompany, also to bring, MD.—AF. _cunveier_; Late
Lat. _conviare_, to accompany.
Conyng, _sb._ cony, rabbit, MD, S2, S3, P; konyng, S; cunin, S; conig,
MD, HD; cony, Prompt., HD; conies, _pl._, S3.—AF. _conyng_, _conyn_,
_conil_ (pl. _conis_); Lat. _cuniculum_ (acc.).
Conyngere, _sb._ rabbit-warren, MD, HD; connyngere, Prompt.
Coosted, _pt. pl._ went past, S3; see Costey.
Coostez, _sb. pl._ properties, qualities, S2; see Cost.
Coote; see Cote.
Cop, _sb._ top, head, MD, S2, C, W, W2; coppe, _dat._, MD, W2; coppis,
_pl._, W2.
Cope, _sb._ cape, cope, Voc., S2, C; kope, S; coope, Prompt., MD;
copis, _pl._, P.—Cp. Icel. _kápa_; Late Lat. _cāpa_, _cappa_.
Copen, _v._ to cover with a cope, provide with a cope, PP, S2; i-copet,
_pp._, S2.
Copen, _v._ to barter, to meet, to have to do with, to encounter, S3,
Sh.—Cp. Du. _koopen_, to buy.
Coper, _sb._ copper, C3, MD; copyr, Voc., Prompt.; copper, MD.—Du.
_koper_; Late Lat. _cuper_, _cuprum_, for Lat. _cyprium_ (_aes_); from
_Cyprus_; Gr. Κύπρος.
Coppe, _sb._ cup, S2, P; see Cuppe.
Corage, _sb._ heart, spirit, MD, C, C2.—AF. _corage_.
Corageus, _adj._ courageous, S2, MD; corageous, C2.—OF. _corageus_.
Coral, _sb._ coral, MD; coralle, Prompt.; corall, Palsg., Manip.;
curall, S3.—OF. _coral_; Lat. _corallum_, _corallium_; Gr. κοράλλιον.
Corasiue, _sb._ a corrosive, S3; see Corosif.
Coraye, _v._ to curry a horse, MD; see Curry.
Corbel, _sb._ raven, MD; corbyal, S2; corby, S3.—OF. _corbel_ (F.
_corbeau_); Late Lat. _corvellum_ (acc.), from Lat. _coruus_.
Cordewane, _sb._ Spanish leather, C2; cordewan, MD; cordewayne, Voc.;
cordwane, Prompt.; corduane, Voc.; corden, MD.—OF. _cordouan_,
_corduan_, Prov. _cordoan_, Sp. _cordován_, cordovan leather (Minsheu),
from _Cordova_, name of a town in Andalusia.
Cordwaner, _sb._ a worker in leather, Prompt.; cordwainer, SkD.—AF.
_cordewaner_. See above.
Core, _sb._ the heart, central part of fruit, Prompt., MD.—OF. _cor_;
Lat. _cor_.
Coriour, _sb._ currier, W; curiour, W. See Curry.
Corn, _sb._ a grain, corn, MD, S, C3; coren, S; cornys, _gen._, S3;
corns, _pl._, S2; cornes, S2, PP, C2, W.—AS. _corn_, Goth. _kaurn_; cp.
Lat. _grānum_; see Brugmann, § 306.
Corny, _adj._ strong of the corn or malt (applied to ale), C3.
Corone, _sb._ crown, MD, C2, C3; coroune, MD, C2; corowne, C; corune,
MD; croune, S; the tonsure, G; crune, S; krune, S; crun, S; crounis,
_pl._, S3.—AF. _corone_ (_coroune_) Lat. _corona_.
Coronen, _v._ to crown, MD; corounen, S2, C2; crouni, MD, S2;
y-corouned, _pp._, S2; y-crouned, S3; y-coroned, PP; i-kruned, S;
cruned, S.—OF. _coroner_ (_coruner_).
Corosif, _adj._ corrosive, C3; corrosive, _sb._, a corrosive, a
caustic, ND; corsive, ND; corasiue, S3; corsye, S2; corzie, ND.—OF.
_corrosif_, biting away.
Corour, _sb._ runner, W2; see Currour.
Cors, _sb._ curse, S3, G; see Curs.
Cors, _sb._ a body, a dead body, MD, S, C2, C3, PP; corps, S3, C2;
corpis, S3.—AF. _cors_, _corps_; Lat. _corpus_.
Cors, _sb._ course, S2; see Cours.
Corsaint, _sb._ the body of a saint, a relic, MD; corseynt, S2;
corseint, CM, PP.—AF. _corsaint_; Lat. _corpus sanctum_.
Corser, _sb._ horsedealer, MD, S3, HD; see Courser.
Corsing, _sb._ exchange, barter, S2; horse-dealing, HD.
Corsye, _sb._ a corrosive, S2; see Corosif.
Cort, _sb._ court, MD; see Court.
Corteis, _adj._ courteous, S2; corteys, S2; curteis, S3, C.—AF.
_curteis_; Late Lat. _cortensem_, _curtensem_.
Corteisliche, _adv._ courteously, PP; curteisly, C2.
Cortesye, _sb._ courtesy, PP; curteysy, S2; curteisie, S2, C2, C3.—AF.
_curteisie_.
Corumpable, _adj._ corruptible, C.
Corumpen, _v._ to corrupt, MD; corrumpen, C.—OF. _corrumpre_; Lat.
_corrumpere_.
Corupcions, _sb. pl._ sores, illnesses, PP.
Coruen, _pp._ carved, S3, C; see Keruen.
Cos, _sb._ kiss, S, W, W2; see Cus.
Cosan, _pp._ chosen, S; see Chesen.
Cosset, _sb._ a lamb brought up without her dam, S3, ND.
Cosshe, _sb._ a little house, Prompt., Palsg.
Cost, _sb._ rib, side of a human body, shore, coast, MD, S2; coste, C2;
costes, _pl._, S2, P.—AF. _coste_; Lat. _costa_.
Cost, _sb._ nature, property, condition, manner, MD; costez, _pl._,
properties, S2; coostez, S2. Cf. Cust.
Costage, _sb._ expense, C2, HD.—OF. _costage_. See Costen.
Costard, _sb._ a kind of apple, Prompt., ND; humorous expression for
the head, Sh., ND; costarde, S3; costard, a cap, ND. It probably means
the ‘ribbed apple.’—OF. _coste_ + _ard_, see SkD (p. 796).
Costard-jagger, _sb._ costermonger, ND.
Costard-monger, _sb._ seller of apples, costermonger, SkD;
costard-mongar, Palsg.; costerd-monger, SkD; costar-monger, ND.
Coste, _sb._ cost, P; coust, MD; cost, C2.—AF. _cust_, _coust_.
Costen, _v._ to cost, MD; coste, _pt. s._, C2; costed, P; costed,
_pp._, P.—OF. _coster_ (_couster_); Lat. _constare_.
Costey, _v._ to coast, also to come near, approach, MD; coosted, _pt.
pl._ went past, S3.—OF. _costoier_ (F. _côtoyer_). See Cost.
Costlewe, _adj._ costly, CM, MD; costelewe, Prompt. See -lewe.
Cosyn, _sb._ cousin, C, PP; cosin, S, S2; cusyng, S3; cosyns, _pl._
kinsmen, W; cousyns, W.—AF. _cosin_ (_cousyn_); cp. Late Lat. _cosinus_
(Brachet); Lat. _consobrinus_.
Cosynage, _sb._ kindred, fellowship, H; cusynage, H.
Cote, _sb._ cottage, S, Voc., C, C2; cotes, _pl._ sheep-cotes, S3;
coates, S3.—AS. _cot_, also _cyte_ (Grein); cf. OHG. _cutti_, ‘grex’
(Tatian).
Cote, _sb._ garment, coat, S2, PP, S3, C2, C; coote, C, W.—AF. _cote_,
OF. _cotte_, PS. 21. 18; MHG. _kotte_, _kutte_.
Cote-armure, _sb._ coat-armour, linen coat with armorial bearings worn
over armour, body-armour, S3, C2, C.
Coten, _v._ to provide with coats, S2; cotyd, _pp._ clothed, S3.
Couche, _sb._ chamber, W.
Couchen, _v._ to lay, place together, to lie down, MD, S2, C2, C3;
cowchyn, Prompt.; cowchen, C.—AF. _cucher_, _cocher_, OF. _colcher_;
Lat. _collocare_.
Coude, _pt. s._ could, S2. See Kunnen.
Counforte, _v._ to comfort, S2, PP. See Conforten.
Counte, _sb._ county, shire, P, MD; countee, MD, PP.—AF. _counte_; Late
Lat. _comitatum_.
Countesse, _sb._ countess, C2; contesse, S2; cuntesse, S.—AF.
_contesse_, from OF. _conte_, _comte_; Late Lat. _comitem_, a count (a
court dignity), in Lat. a companion.
Countrefete, _v._ to counterfeit, C, C2; contrefete, MD; counterfeted,
_pp._, C3.—From OF. _contrefet_, _contrefeit_, pp. of _contrefeire_,
_contrefaire_; Lat. _contra_ + _facere_.
Countre-taille, _sb._ correspondence (of sound); in _phr._: at the
countretaille, with corresponding sound, C2.—OF. _contretaille_, the
one part of a tally, the counter-tenor part in music (Cotg.).
Countryng, _sb._ countering in music, S3; the plain chant, S3
(_n_).—See S3 (p. 453).
Coupable, _adj._ culpable, PP; cupabil, H.—OF. _coupable_.
Coupe, _sb._ fault, PP; culpe, PP, ND.—OF. _coupe_, _colpe_; Lat.
_culpa_.
Coupe, _sb._ cup, S2; cupe, S.—AF. _cupe_; Lat. _cupa_. Cf. Cuppe.
Courben, _v._ to bend, MD; courbed, _pt. s._, P.—OF. _courber_; Lat.
_curuare_.
Courche, _sb._ kerchief, S3; see Couerchief.
Cours, _sb._ running, course, MD, C2, C3; cors, S2.—AF. _cours_; Lat.
_cursum_ (acc.).
Courser, _sb._ a steed, MD, C2; coursour, MD; cowrcer, Prompt.—OF.
_coursier_; Late Lat. _cursarium_ (acc.).
Courser, _sb._ horse-dealer, Palsg.; corser, MD, S3 (s.v. _horse_);
scorser, ND.
Court, _sb._ court, enclosure, yard, PP, MD; curt, S; kurt, S; cort,
MD; courte, PP.—AF. _curt_; Late Lat. _cortem_; Lat. _cohortem_, an
enclosure.
Courteislich, _adv._ courteously, PP; see Corteisliche.
Courte-py, _sb._ short coat or cloak, PP, S2, C; cowrteby, Voc.;
kourteby, P; courte-pies, _pl._, PP; court-pies, PP.—Cp. Du. _kort_,
short + _pije_, rough coat; cp. E. _pea_ in _pea-jacket_.
Couthe, _v._ to make known, PP; see Kythen.
Couthe, _pt. s._ could, knew, S, S2, S3; _pp._, S2; couth, C2; see
Kunnen.
Couthe, _sb._ kith, PP; see Kyth.
Coue, _sb._ den, S2.—ONorth. _cófa_, ‘spelunca’ (John II.38).
Coveiten, _v._ to covet, MD, PP; coueitiden, _pt. pl._, W2.—AF.
_coveiter_, OF. _cuveitier_; Late Lat. *_cupiditare_. See Constans.
Coveitise, _sb._ greed, avarice, PP; coueityse, C3; couetise, PP;
couetyse, S2, S3; coueitisis, _pl._, W.—OF. _coveitise_.
Coveitous, _adj._ covetous, MD; coueytous, S2; couetous, S2.—OF.
_coveitus_, AF. _cuveitus_; Late Lat. *_cupiditosum_.
Couenable, _adj._ proper, fit, agreeing, W, MD, S2, H; cuuenable, S;
conabill, H; conable, Prompt.; cunabil, H.—AF. _cuvenable_; Late Lat.
_convenabilem_.
Couenaunt, _sb._ a covenant, PP; couenant, PP; covand, MD; conant,
MD.—AF. _covenant_, OF. _convenant_, pr. p. of _convenir_, to agree;
Lat. _conuenire_.
Couent, _sb._ an assembly, a convent, MD, PP, C2, C3; couant, PP.—OF.
_covent_, _convent_; Church Lat. _conventus_, from Lat. _conuenire_, to
come together.
Couerchief, _sb._ kerchief, MD; keuerchief, MD; kerchef, C3; kyrchefe,
Prompt.; courchef, HD; courche, S3; kerche, Prompt.—OF. _couvre-chef_,
covering for the head (Cotg.).
Coueren, _v._ to cover, MD, C2; keueren, MD, S3, P, W; kuueren, MD;
kyueren, MD, W.—AF. _covrir_; Lat. _cooperire_.
Coveren, _v._ to gain, to heal, to recover one’s health, MD, S2, W;
keueren, MD, CM, PP; kuueren, MD, S2; keuord, _pt. s._, H.—OF.
_covrer_, (in _recovrer_) _coubrer_, to seize (Bartsch); Lat.
_-cuperare_ (in _recuperare_); cp. Late Lat. _cuperamentum_,
acquisition (Ducange).
Couert, _adj._ and _sb._ covert, hidden, a covert, MD; cowart, S3.—OF.
_covert_, pp. of _covrir_.
Couerture, _sb._ bed-clothes, horse-cover, covering, MD, S; kuuertur,
S.—OF. _coverture_.
Couine, _sb._ conspiracy, craft, deceit, trickery, S3, MD, HD; covyne,
C; covin, MD, ND; coven, ND.—AF. _covine_, from OF. _covenir_,
_convenir_; Lat. _conuenire_.
Cow, _sb._ cow, MD, Voc.; ku, S, MD, Voc.; cou, MD; kues, _gen. s._, S;
ky, _pl._, MD, S3; kie, MD; kye, H; kyn, MD, S2, C; kyne, S3, P; kyȝn,
S2; kyen, PP; kien, W2; ken, MD, S2, PP.—AS. _cú_, pl. _cý_ (gen.
_cúna_).
Coward, _adj._ and _sb._ cowardly, a coward, MD, C2.—AF. _coward_,
_cuard_, cp. the heraldic term _lion couard_, a lion with his tail
between his legs, and the name for the hare in the old terms of hunting
‘la _cowarde_ ou la court _cowe_,’ i.e. short-tail.—Formed with the
suffix _-ard_ from OF. _coe_, tail; Lat. _cauda_. Cp. It. _codardo_,
from _coda_, a tail.
Cowardie, _sb._ cowardice, C; cowardy, MD.—OF. _couardie_.
Cowart, _sb._ covert, S3; see Couert.
Cowde, Cowthe, _pt. s._ could, knew, G; see Kunnen.
Cowschet, _sb._ cushat, wood-pigeon, S3; cowscott, Voc.; cowshot,
SkD.—AS. _cúsceote_ (Voc.), _cúscute_ (OET.).
Coy, _adj._ still, quiet, MD, C, C2; sober, _modestus_, Prompt.—AF.
_coy_, quiet, OF. _coi_, Ps. 77. 13, also _coit_; Lat. _quietum_.
Crabbe, _sb._ crab, S, Voc., Prompt.; also (in building) an arch,
_fornix_, _cancer_, MD.—AS. _crabba_; cp. AF. _crabbe_.
Crabbed, _adj._ shrewish, cross, bitter, C2, Palsg., MD, PP; crabbyd,
‘awke or wrawe, _cancerinus_’ Prompt.
Cracchen, _v._ to scratch, MD, PP, C; crechen, S; cark, JD.
Craft, _sb._ might, power, ability, art, craft, deceit, MD, S, S2, C2;
creft, MD; craftes, _pl._ trades, P.—AS. _cræft_; cp. OHG. _kraft_
(Otfrid).
Crafti, _adj._ skilful, sly, MD, S2; crafty, C, P; crefti, S.
Crafti-man, _sb._ artificer, W.
Crage, _sb._ the neck, throat, S3, JD; crawe, the craw of fowls,
Prompt., MD.—Cp. Du. _kraag_, neck, collar.
Crak, _sb._ a thunder-peal, MD. _Phr._: crakkis of wer, cannon, B.
Craken, _v._ to crack (like thunder), to cry out, to chatter, to break
with a noise, MD, PP; crakede, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _cracian_.
Crammasyn, _sb._ and _adj._ crimson, S3; see Crimosine.
Crammen, _v._ to cram, stuff, MD; crommen, MD; cremmyn, Prompt.;
i-crommet, _pp._, S2.—AS. _crammian_.
Crampe, _sb._ the cramp, Voc., Prompt., PP; craumpe, CM.—OF. _crampe_
(Cotg.); ODu. _krampe_.
Crane, _sb._ crane (bird), MD, Voc.; kranes, _pl._, MD; crennis, S3;
cronez, MD.—AS. _cran_ (Voc.).
Crasen, _v._ to break, MD; crased, _pp._, S3, C3; crasid, PP. Cp. Swed.
_krasa_, to break in pieces.
Cratche, _sb._ manger, W, W2; cratch, HD, Cotg. (s.v. _creiche_);
cracche, Voc., Prompt.; crecche, MD.—OF. _creche_: Prov. _crepcha_,
_crepia_; OHG. _crippea_ (Tatian). Cf. Cribbe.
Crauen, _v._ to crave, beg earnestly, S, MD, to prosecute, accuse,
MD.—AS. _crafian_, ‘petere, postulare’; cp. Low Lat. _cravare_, in
judicium mittere (also written _gravare_), see Schmid, Ducange.
Crawand, _pr. p._ crowing, S3; see Crowen.
Creat, _pp._ created, MD.—Lat. _creatus_, pp. of _creare_.
Creatour, _sb._ Creator, C3.—OF. _creatour_; Lat. _creatorem_.
Creature, _sb._ creature, MD; creatour, MD; creator, S2.—OF.
_creature_; Lat. _creatura_.
Creaunce, _sb._ belief, MD, C3; creance, S2, C3.—OF. _crëance_,
_credence_; Late Lat. _credentia_.
Creauncen, _v._ to borrow, MD.
Creaunt, _pr. p._ and _adj._ submitting as conquered, MD, PP; in
_phr._: cry ‘creaunt,’ MD.—OF. _crëant_; Lat. _credentem_.
Crechen, _v._ to scratch, S; see Cracchen.
Crede, _sb._ the Creed, S, C3, PP; credo, S, PP.—Lat. _credo_, I
believe.
Credensynge, _sb._ believing, S3.
Crefti, _adj._ crafty, S; see Crafti.
Creme, _sb._ the sacred oil used in anointing, chrism, Voc., HD, MD;
cream, HD; creame, Palsg.; creyme, S2, Voc.; _Phr._: hille of creme,
i.e. the Mount of Olives, MD.—OF. _cresme_; Church Lat. _chrisma_; Gr.
χρίσμα. Cf. Crisme.