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cotel1 (1084)
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The form coulteux is a cross reference to the following entry:

cotel1 (1084)

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cotail,  cotal,  coteal,  coteau,  cotell,  cotelle,  cotil;  coultel,  couteal,  coutel;  culteal,  cultel,  cuteal,  cuteel,  cutel,  cutele,  cutell,  cutelle;  koutel,  kutel; 
pl. cotelx,  coteaus,  coteus,  coulteux,  cuteulx,  cuteus  (choteus  Sel Bills Eyre 20,  chuteus  TLL ii 150,  coteyal  Prov inéd 432.48,  cothaus  S Geo 787,  qutés  TLL ii 96)  
  FEW:  cultellus 2/ii,1498b Gdf:  coutel 2,342a GdfC:  coutel 9,233a TL: coutel 2,968 DEAF:  coutel  DMF:  couteau  TLF:  couteau  OED:  coutel n.  MED:  coutel n.  DMLBS:  cultellus 529c

s.

1weaponsknife, dagger: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un cultel aveit, sil feri, Le rei ocist  Brut WACE 6468
( MS: c.1250 )  hic cultellus: cotel  TLL i 422
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Les irrus devant le dyable en sa curt eskernissent de coteaus e soen geteur de coteaus est li irrous en sa curt apelle  Ancren1 43.5
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  cultelli: (D) cuteus (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) peti kni[v]eyt)  TLL ii 66
♦implementdomestictable-knife: 
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  A(u) teu coteau teu morsiau  Prov inéd 423.10
( 1377 )  salers, cotelx et coillers  Lib Cust 461
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1084 )  Beringarius Cotel  Family Names Cottle
( 1185 )  Eilwinus Kutel  Family Names Cottle
cotel galeis
Welsh knife: 
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  feru de un cutel galays  Plac Cor (C) 3
cotel a point
weaponsmil.pointed knife, dagger: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  cutele a poynt  TLL ii 104
( MS: c.1250 )  artavum: cutellus peracutus: cutel a pointe  TLL i 414
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  la playe […] li feistes de un cotel a pointe, nomément de un anelaz  Plac Cor (C) 7
( 1291 )  .x. hommes [...] entre les queux un cotel a poynt deyt estre jetee [...]  Bor Cust i 179
( MS: 1419 )  Qe nul porte espé, ne cotel a poynt, ne misericorde, ne masuele, ne bastoun, ne autre arme  Lib Alb 644
cotel de deus cornes
implementtwo-pronged, double-bladed knife: 
( MS: c.1250 )  cutellus bicorneratus: cutel de deus cornes  TLL i 414
cotel d’escrivein
implementpen-knife: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  ou un cotel agu d’escrivein coupe la lange de l’innocent  S Rich ANTS 868
cotel pur table
implementdomestictable-knife: 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  una mensacula est un cotel pur table, a bord knyf  Westm Glosses 14
traire cotel
to draw a knife: 
( 1403-04 )  Thomas Noreys revyla Johan Walsshe et treya cutelle […]  Goldsmiths 288

See also:

coteler  cotelet1  cotellerie 
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