colee (s.xii1)
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colee (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,912a collum; Gdf: 2,180c colee; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,558 colee; DEAF:  col 1 (colee); DMF:  colée; TLF: ∅; OED:  colee n.; MED:  colee n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
colé,  colie;  collee  

s.

1blow to the neck or shoulders: 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiiim ) Dunc li dona li fel une ruste colee. Si li trencha le ch[i]ef a un colp de l’espee  165
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Meint ruste coup, meinte colee  4824
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin )  hoc alapum, .i. colee  85
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  donerent grant coleies a la gent vaillant  250
♦(friendly) slap, pat: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  la nonein une colee En sospirant el dos asist  8924
sanz cop u colee
1lawwithout let or hindrance: 
( 1302 )  si agarde la curt qe Williame retegne lez tenementz tote sa vye, e qe Waltier aprés eyt lez tenementz quites, saunz coup ou colee  30-31 Ed I 127
prendre colee
1to suffer damage, loss: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Or fierent tutes parz, paen pernent colee  (O) 4700
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