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conrai (1121-25)

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conré, conrei, conroi; corree, correi; counrei; cunrai, cunré, cunrei, cunreid, cunreie, cunrey, cunroi; currai

FEW: *reþs 16,696b Gdf: conroi 2,248b GdfC: ∅ TL: conroi 2,716 DEAF: conreer (conroi) DMF: conroi TLF: ∅ OED: conrey n. MED: conrei n. DMLBS: corredium 499c

s.1provisions, supplies ♦ food, meal ♦ (supply of) equipment, accoutrement ♦ attire, dress 2corrody, pension, allowance 3company, body of troops in battle order 4entertainment ♦ pomp, show 5standing, social position 6bad news (?) 7food, provisions 8equipment, accoutrement 9(used as a surname)

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1provisions, supplies:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Cil aportent asez cunrei 301

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Li reis E. [s’i] herbergat. Cunrei i ot a grant plented 4399

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii² ) Li reis vit la nobilité Que demeine sun grant barné, […] Les anaps d’or, le grant cunrei 3974

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) Quant lui meseaus fu chacez, E a si simple cunroy lyverez 836 (var. C28)

♦food, meal:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Iloc (=on whale) vait ariver, Sun cunrei aprester; Li balain le fu sent […] 1924

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) cist cunreiz est pesme e mortels!; e mais ne pourent guster 181

♦(supply of) equipment, accoutrement:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Que direie de sun cunrei? Un anel aveit en sun dei 3876

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Demande […] Si nule rien lur desesteit Endreit de dras e de cunrei 3255

♦attire, dress:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) pur ço voil aler a curt en cest conrei 1574

2lawcorrody, pension, allowance:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) de conreiz et de baillies et de plusours autres profitz i 280

( 1294 ) du cunrey de deus blank payns 21-22 Ed I 577

( 1340 ) celui nostre predecessour en son temps vendi divers conrays a hommes et femmes en hospital 14-15 Ed III 51

3mil.company, body of troops in battle order:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Li Romain fuient a desrei; N'osent atendre sun conrei 4974

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Assistrent establies, lur conreis ordinerent 2629

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Li Philistien apresterent treis cunreiz pur curre par la terre 24

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Les Yrreis erent deconfiz, Si ke le derein conré S’enfuerent 1464

4entertainment:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) ne pus demurer Pur le cunrei le rei ke m’estoet aprester 908

♦pomp, show:

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) N. se esmut de Sirie a forment riche cunrei, portad granment argent e sis milie besanz 182

( c.1192; MS: c.1275 ) une croiz […] Que geres n’est de grant cunrei, Fors de fust sanz peinture 131.Y570

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) le cors le rei Ensevelissent par grant conrei 5991

5statusstanding, social position:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Ne fait a tenir de eus grant plai: Il sunt de asez povre cunrei 14702

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Ki si est de gent conrei, Il seit la terre governer 4498

( c.1300; MS: s.xiv^m ) Le paleys […] De bone gent estoit tut pleyn. Chescun d’eux semblait par say De grant beauté et de conray 628

6bad news (?):

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Asquanz dient que cel cunrei (=news of the death of Edelwold) Lui enveiad Edgar lu rei Mais nul n’i ot qui l’osast dire 3849

7food, provisions:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) (God) Ici me fist la funtaine De tuz cunreiz qui est pleine 1586

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Se jo devenc vielz e defraiz Qui me durra pur noent cunraiz? 1001

8equipment, accoutrement:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Reis Hunlaf les cunreiz a Horn ad einz baillez – Les armes ke devant vus ai ci devisez 1440

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) guerpirent la les tentes e les paveilluns e les chevals […] e les riches cunreiz pur sul guarir la vie 187

( s.xii^ex; MS: 1272-82 ) Il conust les .x. reis As plus riches cunrois 114

9 name (used as a surname):

( 1212 ) Henry Cunrey Conroy

de feble conrai

in short supply:

( 1376-77 ) harang est plus chier & plus feble de currai q’il n’estoit unqes ii 370

mettre, serrer en conrai

mil.to place in (battle-)order:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) S'altre gent ad mis en conrei Si est alez contre le rei 851

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Tuit en conrei od gent serré 3364

prendre conrai

1to be attentive (to), to note:

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) cunrei pernez quel part irrunt 13

2to get help:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Ne sai de nus prendre conroi 383

prendre conrai de

to pay attention to, take notice of:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii² ) pur le merite lur rei Prenge de lur dulur cunrei 3662

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) se li pleust prendre cunrei des paroles […] 214

♦to see to, take care of, look after:

( s.xii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Anna, dame, conforte tei. Por quei ne prenz conrei de tei? Deci a quant issi ploras? 442

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) De seint’ iglise prenge, e de ses clers, cunrei 952

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Si vus conrai tost n’en pernez, Vostre terre tote perderez 7247

♦to worry about:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Ja mar correy de ceo prendrez 1444

♦to see to, deal with:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Prendre en estuet autre cunrei. Ço sunt li dreit eir de la terre 4488

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Si Jesus n’en prent cunrei, la gent de sun empire Nes verra desqu’il serrunt tuz livrez a martire 514

prendre dur conrai de

to harass, intimidate:

( MS: s.xiii-s.xiv ) Fremi, pali por dur conrai Ke les Jeus pristrent de mei 73.51

prendre conrai que

to see to it that:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Pernez cunrei ke le enemi […] N’ait lunges joie 6245

(se) tenir (en) conrai

to take up position:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xiii^1/3 ) Tuz ceus de sa mesnee se tindrent en cunrei 506

♦ mil. to hold one's position, keep ranks:

( c.1185 ) Ore est li turnez especiez, E les cunreiz mult desrengiez, Si que nuls cunrei n’i teneit 8189

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Ne combatez nent plus, s'il nel commande. [...] Retraez l'ost, si tenez en conrei (B) 2674

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