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cost2 (1121-25)

[ FEW: 2/ii,1081b constare; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,230c coust; TL: 2,929 cost 2; DEAF:  coster (cost); DMF:  coût; TLF:  coût; OED:  cost n.3; MED:  cost n.2; DMLBS: 507c costus 3 ]
coste;  coust,  couste,  cout;  cust,  custe, 
pl. cous,  couz,  queux  127
pl. qouz  127  

s.

1finan.cost, outlay, expenditure
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Nuls, ço diseient, ne purreit Suffrir le cust que il sufreit; Mult esteit riche sa maisnee E mult ert bien apareillee  11068
( 1297 )  ceo qe vous y mettez de coust vous serra alouwé par ceste lettre sur vostre acounte  149
( 1315 )  les cous et frais […]  i 358
( 1386 )  pur lour costes all chevaché  (ed. chenache) dell (l. dels?) viscounts  67
( 1429 )  q’il avera ses costes et expenses  ii 385
2cost, trouble
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  De suffrir les est grant custe  1328
a (grant) cost
1 with (great) effort
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Longuement vos ont ja servi E a grant cost vos ont sui  ii 112.6108
al, sur cost(s) de
1finan.to the charge of, at the expense of
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Huit jours fist lez Franchoiz a son coust sejorner  i 157.4384
( 1275 )  […] al coust le seygnur de leinz  i 27
( c.1300 )  le Seneschal ovesque un des eskyvyns devent aler sur coustz de la Gilde a porchacer la delyveraunce celuy que serra en prison  i 30
( 1338 )  a noz propres couz, frais, despens  ii 16.9
sanz cost
1 without any cost, without paying (a price) for it
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  S’al duc [...] aidier volez, Sainz cost aidier ne li poez, Tote France en sera grevee E tote a povreté tornee  ii 116.6212
2 easily, without any problems
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) De viande Jo vus truverai plentét grande; Asez averez e sanz custe As uitaves de Pentecuste  585
estre a cost
1to be troublesome, a nuisance
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  purquei dunc te serreie a grief e a charge e a cust?  96
mettre cost
1finan.to go to expense
( 1260 )  en quels genz mener il mist grant coust  208
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  (the carter) les (=harness and gear) doyt amendier en temps e hure, issi qe il n’y soyt mestir plus de cost mettre par sa defaute  280.c50 (var. p. 302)
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