1emotionheart (as the seat of emotions), spirit:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Pur ce que tant l’oi loer, L’ama forment en sun curagge
Lapid 28.15
(
1150-70;
MS: s.xiii1
)
(Mark) Del cors puet faire son delit, Mes ice poi a lui soffit, Quant autres en a le corage
Trist thomas2 1026
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Quant le aume del cors partirat, Li cors iert morz, le aume vivrat; Dunc iert jugié lur curage U a pru u a damage
S Clem ANTS 1517
♦
disposition, temper:
(
s.xii1/4;
MS: c.1120
) [...] que tu n'angendrasses scandale de crueles curages
S Greg Lett 299
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Hume est de ferme curage, E femme de volage
Best ants 1203
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiiim
)
De ire nessent tensuns, emflure de quor, rancur de curage, manaces […]
Mirour Egl 24.29
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
(a king) remuer deit le movement D’irus corage utre[e]ment
Secr abernun 547
2mind, thought:
(
1113-19;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Suvent se purpensad Cument li ans alat; Bien vit en sun curage, Cum hom qui estait sage, Que li soleils [...]
Comput ANTS 1963
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
De chef en chef li ad cunté Sun curage e sun penser
Josaphaz2 2437
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
Quant A. entent sun quor e sun curage
S Aub 280
3courage, spirit, mettle:
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Ydrus est beste evage D’un estrange curage
(=it kills crocodiles by letting itself be swallowed and then ripping out its intestines)
Best ants 634
(
1174-75;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Dunc oissiez ces chevaliers […] Jurer riche serrement e afichier curage
FANT OUP 380
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
de joefne gent pleyns de joefne sanc, ne de voluntrif corage, ky poy ou nyent seyvent de fet
HENLEY2 292.c77
4desire:
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Li oisel vunt dreit volant Lasus vers le cel joiant: Tut issi est de mainte gent Vers le cel lur curage tent
Best ants 3178
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
aprés le repeirir de pelerinage […] Lur promist lur curage plere
S Rich ANTS 536
♦
intention:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Pur sun corage deguiser Od grant brut et od grant gent vint
Mir N-D 129.146
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