Chapter 10

Colde, _v._ to grow cold, C3, MD.—AS. _cealdian_.

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.

Cremelen, _v._ to anoint with oil or fat, MD; y-crymyled, _pp._, PP; kremelyd, MD; crymailed, PP.—OF. _cresmeler_, to anoint with holy oil.

Crempe, _v._ to draw in, S. Cf. G. _krämpfen_. See Crampe.

Crennis, _sb. pl._ cranes, S3; see Crane.