contecker (1260-70)
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contecker (1260-70)

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[ FEW: *17,296a taikns; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  tache (*); DMF:  contequer; TLF: ∅; OED:  conteck v.; MED:  conteken v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
cunteker,  cuntecher  6.92  

v.n.

1to contend, dispute: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Un riche et un povre cuntekerent, Entur une terre pleiderent  2949
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si deus ou plusours conteckent pur un tenement, des queus nul ad dreit […]  i 283
2to quarrel, brawl: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  ‘Tes tey, maveys’, fet le roy, ‘touz jours estes conteckaunt’  23.1
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