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coureour (s.xii3/4)
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coureour (s.xii3/4)

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coreur,  coror,  corour,  corur;  coriour;  correour,  corrour;  curur,  currour  
  FEW:  currere 2/ii,1570b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  coureur 9,223c TL: corëor 2,859 DEAF:  corir (coreor)  DMF:  coureur  TLF: ∅ OED:  courier n.  MED:  courour n.  DMLBS:  currarius 539c

s.

1occupationrunner: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly messager s’e[n] vont qui sunt corurs eslit  Rom Chev ANTS 1516
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Chevals bons e bels qe sunt bon coreur  Rom Chev ANTS 6004
2occupationrunner, messenger: 
( 1316 )  qe nul messager ne coureour viegne en nuli hostel a manger s’il ne aporte la male son seigneur  Ann Lond 239.32
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  garni par un corour de la treson faite  TREVET Cron1 107.26
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  et sont cis corrours appellez Chydydo solonc lour langage c'est a dire messagers  Mandeville 400
3lawscout, forager: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Cume funt laruns e robburs, E cil ki preient (var. (Y: s.xiii4/4) preynent; (D: s.xiv1/4) prent)cume cururs  Lum Lais ANTS 4178
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Si soit entre vous nul currour alaunt en estraunge pais qe […] emble chivals par voie  Court Bar 96
( 1409-10 )  venoient les currours de l’avant dit companie […] & robberent le dit J.  Rot Parl1 iii 631
4fugitive, runaway: 
( 1376 )  le conestable du ville ou tiel ou tiels corores soient trovez […]  Rot Parl1 ii 340
5 name (used as a surname): 
( 1305 )  Walter le Corour  Family Names Currer

a.

1swift: 
( 1216-25; MS: s.xiiim )  chevaus cururs tuz enselez e enfrenez  Reis Britt2 18
2fugitive, runaway: 
( 1376 )  si les ditz servantz corores soient utlagez  Rot Parl1 ii 340
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1296 )  Nicol Corour  Family Names Currer

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coure1 
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