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corsour (c.1200)
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corsour (c.1200)

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corçour,  corçur;  coursour;  cursur  
  FEW:  cursus 2/ii,1580a Gdf:  corsor 2, 317c / curseur 2,407a GdfC: ∅ TL: corsor 2,913 DEAF:  cors 2 (corseor and corsor)  DMF:  courseur  / curseur  TLF:  curseur  OED:  courser n.1  / courser n.2  / corser n.  MED:  courser n.  / corser n.  DMLBS:  cursor 1 541a

a.

horseszool.swift, rapid: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  La veist l’um tant bon cheval cursur  Anc Test (E) 8442
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xivin )  mist avant les presens: Chevaus cururs (var. (E: s.xiii2) cursurs ), tuz enselez e enfrenez, peres preciuses de tutes maneres [...]  Reis Britt foltys 82 (var.)
lace coursour
running knot: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1275 )  Ne t'acumpaigne a tricheur, K'il ne te prenge al laz cursur  Chastoiement Pere1 90.630

s.

1 zool.horses charger, courser: 
( a.1323 )  et une coursour ferraunt pris de .xx. li. et une someer ferraunt pris de .iiij. mars  Northern Pet 116
( 1363 )  William de Depyng herbergour de dextrers, palfreis et coursours le Roi  Foedera1 iii 697
2occupationcourier, messenger: 
( 1369 )  Johan de Lyncolne, corsour de la dite citee  Corr Lond 256.543
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1313 )  Henry le Coursour  Family Names Corser

See also:

cours  coursable  courser  coursseler  coursun 
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