corner2 (1155)
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corner2 (1155)

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  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
corneer,  corneier,  corneiere,  cornere,  corniere,  torner (l. corner)  27  

v.a.

1soundto blow, sound (a horn, etc.): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc fist Artur ses cors corner, Grailles e busines suner  9587
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Boefs corne un corn par moult grant fertez  559
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Ausi deit corner corns e ferir tabors  ii 142
2 sound to blow one's horn for: 
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivm )  dunkes voil jeo corneer un moot  134
corner sun (etc.) eire
1soundto 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  119
corner (le) jur
1soundto proclaim daybreak (by sounding a horn): 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li gueite el chastel corneit jur  4543
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  les geites […] Par les murs ont le jur corné  18838
corner la menee
menee#1
corner prise
prise#1
corner recreue
recreue#1

v.n.

1soundto blow, sound a horn (etc.): 
( 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  450
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Il y ad suffler, venter et corneier (M.E. hornblowe)  (O) 333va
( MS: s.xiiiex )  lituo: corner  ii 56
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  corneiez od le corn  18.L89
( MS: s.xivex )  de corniere al gopil  (C) 171r
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  le venour […] corneie (M.E. corneþ) Quaunt chas prent pur quer preye  5.13
♦soundto blow a trumpet: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E si nus fetes la bicorne De part le deable ki vus corne  1372
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li diable met sa bouche aval a sa oreille e li corne quanke li plest  43.20
2 sound (of a horn, etc.) to sound, ring: 
( MS: c.1300 ) Quatre ministres dunc vendrunt, E quatre busines cornerunt Issi de quatre pars del mund, Ke cel e terre tremblerunt  181v
♦soundpathol.(of ears) to ring: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  a cez ki l’orrunt tut les orilles lur en cornerunt  219
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  nule dolur el chef, ne les oreilles ne corneront pas  i 228
corner a laver
1soundto blow a horn to give the signal for washing: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  descendy de la tour, si fist corner a laver  13.36

p.pr._as_a.

1soundpathol.(of ears) ringing: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  dolur el front et les oreilles cornanz  i 228

inf._as_s.

1soundblast on horn (etc.): 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Icest corner fud signe de victorie  23
( 1285-1330 )  pur ceo qe par une legere crie ou corner […] purra le poeple tost estre moult afraé  410.2
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivm )  chescun homme […] puet conustre en quel point vous estes […] par vostre corneer  119
corn#1  cornage#1  cornart  corneiz  cornele  corneline  corneman  cornemuse  corneole  corner#1  cornier#1  cornerhous  cornet  cornil#1  cornur 
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