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conreier (s.xii1/3)

The form corroier is a cross reference to the following entry:

conreier (s.xii1/3)

conreer,  conroier;  coreer,  coreier;  correer,  correier;  counreer,  counreier;  courreier;  cunreer,  cunreier;  curraier,  curreier, 
(p.p. corrais)  
  FEW:  *reþs 16,696b Gdf:  conreer 1 2,247b GdfC:  correer 9,205c TL: conrëer  DEAF:  conreer  DMF:  conréer  TLF: OED:  curry v.1  MED:  curreien v.  DMLBS:  correare 499a

v.trans.

1to prepare, make ready
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cum li mangers fud cunreez, Dist li bailis: […]  S Brend mup 451
( MS: 1120-40 )  le saint cors conreerent Tuit cil seinor e bel l’acustumerent  S Alexis1 498
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Dous bleteruns trovent trenchiez, […] Tut a mesure les cunreient  GAIMAR1 6378
costumeto dress,make ready
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant eles ont le cors lavé E puis vestu e conreé  Conception wace 1568
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Quant serai cunreiez, Vestu e assemez  Cor Lai 161
mil.to equip, prepare (for battle)
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  (soldiers) Bien conreiez e ben de fer vestuz  Anc Test (E) 2159
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Faites vos cors bien aduber, De beles armes cunreier  S Modw 8143
to tidy up, clean
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  la chambre est si bien e honestment curraié dez balaiez et nettoié dez pouciez  Man lang ANTS 10.25
2 to provide for, look after
(TBD)  (Joseph) La virgene prist si la garda, Chastement o li conversa. Del servir e del honorer, Del conreer e del garder [...] O li estut molt chastement  Conception wace 998
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De l’aveir furent marieez Et ben richement conreéez  S Nichol wace 120
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li sire est fols, sa gent purverse. Ki plus i met e plus i pert, Ja hom nen avra gré quil sert. Mult est fols ki tel gent conree  Brut WACE 1877
to bring up, raise, educate
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Od Willeame fu Gui norriz Desque il fu vasdlez petiz; Desque il pout primes chevauchier E il se sout peistre e chaucier, En Normendie fu portez E od Willeame conreez  Rom de Rou wace ii 20.3604
3horseslivestockto curry, rub down, clean and comb (a hors or cattle)
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  le charetter (M.E. carter) l’estrile (M.E. horscombe) avera Dont ses chevalx currera (M.E. cunray)  bibb MS (O) 338va
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  E qe les beofs seent conreez (var. counreietz) d’un torcaz  HENLEY2 332
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  oustez les sellez de lez chivalx, et eaux correiex et frotez biene  Man lang ANTS 74.26
4to cure (herring), preserve with salt and brine
( 1327 )  lour harang correier et apparailler  Rot Parl2 138
( 1401 )  le (=herring) voilont conreier et seccher  Smit 484.771
5skinsleatherto curry (leather), dress (tanned hides)
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Vous purés byen correyer un quir de un cheval pur .iij. d.  HENLEY2 440
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme curreie quere de boef (M.E. M[an] tawith an oxe-hyde)  Nominale 303
6lapid.to cut (a gemstone)
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Chastement la (=Diadochos) deit hom porter E mut nettement conreer  Lapid 228.728

v.intrans.

mil. to get ready, prepare for battle
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Richart en troiz conreiz fist sa gent conreer Et de troiz pars lez fist en l’ost Tiebaut entrer  Rom de Rou wace i 147.4067

v.refl.

1to prepare oneself, get ready
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  (Hieracitis) Mult est bone pur diviner. Qui si se voldra conreer, Sa buche deit ben conreer E desus sa langue poser  Lapid 251.1460
costume to dress, prepare oneself
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant li jorz de la feste vint Que l’om se deveit esbaldir, Mielz conreer e mielz vestir  Conception wace 438
mil.to equip oneself, prepare for battle
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La gent Alisandre des armes se conroient  Rom Chev ANTS 2151
( c.1185 )  Cum bons vassals vus cunreez!  Proth ANTS 7150
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Hastivement conraient sei  Brut Royal 426
mil.to line up, dispose oneself
( c.1185 )  Tut prest del bataille s’agreount E par escheles se conreiont  Proth ANTS 11624
2to array oneself, dress
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  icés draps vestez; Des garnemenz reals bien vous conroiez  Rom Chev ANTS 7510
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Des meillors dras qu’ele out mut bien se cunrea  Horn 1024

p.p. as a.

1mil.ready, equipped for battle
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Li Breton se sunt aresté Enmi le champ tut conreié  Brut Royal 2378
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  J. de C. ové sun serjant conree de bataille […]  Nov Narr 27
( 1329-30 )  q’il venissent al jour de la bataille corrais  YBB 3-4 Ed III 559
2skins(of hides, leather) curried, dressed
( 1409 )  null’ manere de quier tannés et currayés noirs […]  Guildhall MS 7363
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