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cosin1 (s.xii2/4)
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cosin1 (s.xii2/4)

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cosen,  cosigne,  cosine,  cosyn;  cousin,  cousyn;  cusin;  chosin  (coisin  Rom de Rou wace ii 247.9745)  
  FEW:  consobrinus 2/ii,1073a Gdf:  cosin 2,322a GdfC:  cousin 1 9,230a TL: cosin 2,926 DEAF:  cosin  DMF:  cousin  TLF:  cousin 1  OED:  cousin n.  MED:  cosin(e n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1kinshipcousin, relative, kinsman: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Idunc apela ses veisins E ses parenz e ses cosins, Si lor dist [...]  Conception wace 1366
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  iceles meimes (=laws) que li reis Edward sun cusin tint devant lui  Leis Will ANTS Prol.
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Per e mer dais ben amer, Cosins e promes tuz honurer  CATO ANON ANTS 9.18
( 1278 )  sun fiz cheit en la gard son cosine pur ce ke yt (l. yl) tynt en chef de ly  Rot Parl1 i 5
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  trestouz ceux qi issent des uncles et des auntes […] et ceux ausi qi issent des freres et des soeurs, et ceux ausi qi issent de lour issues es degrez a quels assise de mort de auncestre ne se estent mie, sount proprement cosins  BRITT ii 163
( MS: c.1310 )  en temps le Roi Richard cosin (var. (Add1: a1330) pere; (Add2: 1327-77) aiel) nostre seignur le Roi E. q’ore est  Nov Narr 144
( 1345 )  tresaiel en Chauncellerie par lour oeps est fet cosyn  YBB 19 Ed III 333
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1169 )  Roger Cusin  Family Names Cousin
( 1260 )  Simon Cosyn  Family Names Cousin
bel cosin
kinshipcousin-in-law (?): 
( 1439 )  en la presence de [...] beau cousin le duc d'Orleans et belle cousine la duchesse de Bourgoingne [...]  Lett Rois 456
cosin prochein
kinshipfirst cousin: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Cusin esteient mult procein, Chascun filz de uncle e filz de antein  Rom de Rou wace i 257.2597
( 1192; MS: c.1300 )  le jur ke il fu coruné si toli a un produme sa femme, pur sa beauté ke fus a cusine preceine  Early Prose History 17.302
cosin germain
germain
ne tenir pur cosin
fig.to have no love for: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E Horn ne l’esparnia, ki nel tint pur cosin. Ainz li trencha le chief  Horn 1535

See also:

cosinage  cosine1 
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