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corner2 (1155)
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corner2 (1155)

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corneer,  corneier,  corneiere,  cornere,  corniere  (torner (l. corner)  BOZ Cont 27)  
  FEW:  cornu 2/ii,1193b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  corner 9,202c TL: corner 2,875 DEAF:  cor 1 (corner)  DMF:  corner 1  TLF:  corner 1  OED: ∅ MED:  cornen v.  DMLBS:  cornare 492b

v.trans.

1to blow (a horn): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc fist Artur ses cors corner, Grailles e busines suner  Brut WACE 9587
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  si est li osz muntez, Cornent e crient, si funt grant taburez  Otinel 1707
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Boefs corne un corn par moult grant fertez  Boeve 559
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Ausi deit corner corns e ferir tabors  A-N Med ii 142
2 to blow one's horn for: 
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivm )  dunkes voil jeo corneer un moot  TWITI1 134
corner sun (etc.) eire
to signal one's journey or arrival, blow trumpets along one’s route: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quatre mestre corneur ont son eire corné; Les barouns de la vile ont les chemins paré  Rom Chev ANTS 119
corner (le) jur
to proclaim daybreak: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li gueite el chastel corneit jur  Ipom BFR 4543
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  les geites […] Par les murs ont le jur corné  Waldef BB 18838
corner la menee
menee1
corner prise
prise1
corner recreue
recreue1

v.intrans.

1to blow a horn: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mais gardez bien que nuls n'i fiere [...], Ne que nul mot n'i ait soné Desi ke jo avrai corné  Brut WACE 450
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Il y ad suffler, venter et corneier (M.E. hornblowe)  bibb MS (O) 333va
( MS: s.xiiiex )  lituo: corner  TLL ii 56
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  corneiez od le corn  Orth Gall ANTS 18.L89
( MS: s.xivex )  de corniere al gopil  SAMPS2 (C) 171r
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  le venour […] corneie (M.E. corneþ) Quaunt chas prent pur quer preye  Fem2 5.13
♦to blow a trumpet: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E si nus fetes la bicorne De part le deable ki vus corne  Set Dorm ANTS 1372
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li diable met sa bouche aval a sa oreille e li corne quanke li plest  Ancren2 43.20
2(of ears) to ring: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  a cez ki l’orrunt tut les orilles lur en cornerunt  Liv Reis1 219
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  nule dolur el chef, ne les oreilles ne corneront pas  A-N Med i 228
corner a laver
to blow a horn to give the signal for washing: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  descendy de la tour, si fist corner a laver  Fouke ANTS 13.36

p.pr.

(of ears) ringing: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  dolur el front et les oreilles cornanz  A-N Med i 228

sbst. inf.

blast on horn: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Icest corner fud signe de victorie  Liv Reis1 23
( 1285-1330 )  pur ceo qe par une legere crie ou corner […] purra le poeple tost estre moult afraé  Eastry Lett 410.2
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivm )  chescun homme […] puet conustre en quel point vous estes […] par vostre corneer  TWITI1 119

See also:

corn1  cornage1  cornart  corneiz  cornele  corneline  corneman  cornemuse  corneole  corner1  cornier1  cornerhous  cornet  cornil1  cornur 
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