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coigné (s.xii1)
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The form coinié is a cross reference to the following entry:

coigné (s.xii1)

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coignee,  coignet,  coignié;  coiné,  coinet,  coinié,  coinné;  cuignede,  cuinede,  cuiné,  cuinee,  cuinié,  cuingné;  cuné,  cunnie  
  FEW:  cuneus 2/ii,1531a Gdf:  coignet 2,172b GdfC: ∅ TL: coignet 2,534 DEAF:  coing (coignet)  DMF:  coignet  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1wedge: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Coupez du coyn un coygnee (M.E. wegge)  bibb MS (C) 9vb
( MS: s.xv )  Pernez blaunche coynié de chou  Five Med MSS 121.E39
♦(wedge-shaped) pad: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  si le fer atapist […] entre les dous costés, metez un coinet entre dous pur tenir le liu overt  A-N Med i 76
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  cerchez lour (= horses) pees et lé  (ed. le) stoppez de coyne (l. coyné?)  Man lang ANTS 74.27
2implementaxe, hatchet: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Sicume en selve de fuz ot cuignedes trencherent les portes  Oxf Ps ANTS 85.73.7
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Uns fevres fist une cuinee bien trenchante e bien forgee  MARIE Fables 212.1
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  La cuinié est ja mise as racines des arbres  Legendary 81.81
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec securis: coignié  TLL i 414
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  coynez pour couper bastouns de keyne Et cuynez (=wedges) pur lez busshez (=logs) fyndre  Liber Donati (D) 26.329
♦weaponsmil.battle-axe: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Ses haches e ses granz coinees, […] Ses espees e ses granz branz  Waldef BB 22253
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Bipennis est un arme com une coigné  vegetius2 155.17

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coign2 
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