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cuite (1155)
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cuite (1155)

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coste,  coite;  cuilte,  cuinte  (ceit  Dermot2 1164)  
  FEW:  *coctare 2/i,831a Gdf:  coite 2,178a GdfC: ∅ TL: coite 2,549 DEAF:  coitier (coite)  DMF:  coite 1  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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danger, perilous situation: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le chastelet pur ço ferma Que ses herneis illuec laira, E si grant cuite li cresseit Al chastelet recuvrereit  Brut WACE 11645
a cuite d’esporon
equit. at full gallop, spurring hard: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Puis sil vendrez succurre a cuite d’espurun  FANT OUP 305
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  A cuilte de esporun se eslesse  Ipom BFR 4818
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Le messager […] vint a Hamtone a coste de esperun  Boeve 109

See also:

cuiter  cuitus 
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