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colp (1121-25)
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colp (1121-25)

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colpe;  coop,  cop,  cope,  copp;  coup,  coupe  (coll  SAMPS2 (C) 171v,  cour  Rel Ant ii 222 ),
(pl. cous  Mar Couplets 12)  
  FEW:  colaphus 2/ii,865a Gdf:  cop 2,290a GdfC:  coup 9,218a TL: coup 2,959 DEAF:  coup  DMF:  coup  TLF:  coup  OED:  cope n.2  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  colaphus 376c 

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1blow: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  les dous bestes [...] Colps se dunent de lur noes  S Brend mup 933
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  A un cop le chief li toli  S Marg wace 55.704 (A)
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Ne se chastie le felun Par colp de verge ne de bastun  S Modw 6352
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Au premer cop le esgareta, A l’autre les peez li copa  S Edw paris ANTS 524
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  si la maladie seit de cop ou de cas  A-N Med ii 146
♦stroke: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Tant dulcement sonat li vols En eschele cum fait li cols  S Brend mup 510
( 1403-04 )  Thomas […] avoit de soun mestre .vj. coupes ové un whippe  Goldsmiths 294
2throw, cast (of stone): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  taunt siwi sun cop qu’il est ajonoillié  Horn 2637
3opportunity: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  le (=hawk) portez hors a la rivere e aweitez un bon cop  Glan lex 87C
bel colp
a good quantity, great number: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Prenez peivere e stafisagre bel cop  Glan lex 172C
grant colp
a good quantity, great number: 
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  yl asse[m]blat graunt coup des enfaunz  Bible Holkham 25
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  grant cop des cousturers qui savent […] ignellement coustre  Man lang1 48
( 1396; MS: c.1412 )  il y a grand coup (=of fleas) gisanz en le poudre soubz les junx  Man lang2 155.159
colp de tuneire
tuneire
colp a colp
in rapid succession: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  le sort fet getter. Sur R. descent […] Trays fez coup a coupe  LANGTOFT wright i 492
tost, tut a un colp
all at once: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  e li toli tost a un cop e ciel e tere  Ancren2 202.28
( 1285-1330 )  se faut meus de mettre les hors de lur usages par peces et par fethes ke tot a un coop  Eastry Lett 342.6
par colp d’espee
by force of arms: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  G. […] remyst en Engletere, e conquist par coup d’espee meyntes beles terres  Fouke ANTS 10.6
abanduner le dos as colps
abanduner
ateindre a, al colp
to strike: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  N’i ateint nul al cop ke la teste n’en prent  Horn 1625
ferir colp
ferir1
geter colps
mil.to hit, strike: 
( c.1185 )  Chascuns se covre de l’escu, Cops gettent sovent e menu  Proth ANTS 3178
lever sun (etc.) colp
mil. to raise one's weapon in order to strike: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Li Danaiz passe avant, si a son coup levé, Je ne sai o quel arme le chief li a coupé  Rom de Rou wace i 112.2944
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