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cort2 (c.1136-37)

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  FEW:  curtus 2/ii,1585b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  court 1 9,227a TL: cort 2 2,915 DEAF:  cort 2  DMF:  court  TLF:  court 1  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  curtus 2 542c
court;  curt,  cour, 
f. cource (l. courte)  106.3  

a.

1(of dimension, measurements etc.) short: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Petiz fu mult, mais mult fu gros, Jambes out cortes, gros les os  ii 233.9344
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Curt mauntel out el col  450
( MS: s.xii4/4 )  A corte chauce longue lasniere  8.165
( MS: c.1320-40 ) Nees symu court signefie folehastivesse  92v
( 1396-1404 ) .j. autre coupe esteant sur .j. court pee  216.R783
♦orn.zool.short-feathered: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  Si voustre oysel est devenu court par us de voler […]  115D
2(of time) short, brief: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  moult ara lor renommee Aprés lor mort corte duree  ii 311.74
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  A curt terme l’ad tant amee Ke la maisun (=abbey) li ad baillee  2567
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  tenez vus a (var. (BN: s.xivin) au) loer sanz fin, si lesset le cort loer  234.31
♦quick, speedy: 
( 1338 )  li roi lour deveroit faire […] solonc le fait droit et lay si brief et si court qe on le purra faire  ii 118.24
3oenol.(of wine) strong, full-bodied: 
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivm )  (how to praise a good wine:) Les .iij. 'c' dient q’il est court, clers et crespe  574 (A)
4 name (used as (part of) a surname): 
( 1148-64? ) Loewis, qui dunad le regne d'Espaine a Willalme al Curt Nes  367
( 1181 )  Reginald Corte  Court
corte laine
laine
a, ainz, en, dedenz cort terme
terme
cortes ures
1for only a short time, not long: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  S’il saveit qu’il de reis fust nez, Curtes ures [serreit]  (ms. fust) celez  350
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Or sunt en cele tur; curtes ures durrunt  1483
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Curtes ures, ceo quid, il ert tenant  (B) 16618
s'en aler od sa (etc.) corte hunte
1to go with one's tail between one's legs, leave unsuccessful and humiliated: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Mes le frere de lui ne tint ne pleiz ne conte, E le diable s’en ala od sa curte hunte  2906
tenir cort
1 mil. to hem in, restrict: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Car ariere a l’ost s’en revinrent, Car Sarazin si cort les tindrent Que toz les cors chancelerent Si que [poi] genz i retornerent  6582
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) sis assaillierent, E enclostrent a la reonde [...]. Estreitement e cort les tindrent E de plusors parties vindrent  7242

s.

1 name one who is short (used as a surname): 
( 1199 )  Richard le Curt  Court
( 1279 )  Richard le Cort  Court

adv.

1in short dress: 
( 1392 )  (the King) se vesti en une longe gowne, qar il avoit chivachez tout jour court  212.24
2briefly: 
( 1308 )  chiet plus court qe counte en un  Ed II i 8
♦ in brief, succinctly: 
( MS: c.1320-40 ) E court en meisme l’estoyre bele e estraunge source vus establys, qe vus l’entendez  91v
a dire cort
1in short, to be brief: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  et est, a dire court, qe […]  10
corteal  cortement  corture  trescort#1 
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