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cointer (1260-70)

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cointer (1260-70)

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[ FEW: 2/i,843b cognitus; Gdf: 2,175a cointir; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,544 cointir; DEAF: ∅; DMF: cointer / cointir; TLF: ∅; OED: quaint v.2; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

cointier; queinter, queintir

v.a.

1to adorn:

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Lors croy je bien qie cil lechour, Qui meulx quide ore en fol amour Queinter ses ditz, dont se rigole, Perdra l’esploit de son labour 16665

v.refl.

1to adorn oneself:

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) E femme bele se peot cointer (var. (B: s.xiv^1/4) queinter) Pur plus sun barun pleiser 3441

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) plus se cointent les foles femmes le jour de marchee q’eles ne fount le jour de Pasqes 119

p.p._as_a.

1elegant:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) Tornez vostre viwe de femme bien aornee (var. (B: c.1330) cointié) 74

cointance cointe cointement cointerie cointet cointise cointoier

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