coureour (s.xii3/4)
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coureour (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1570b currere; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,223c coureur; TL: 2,859 corëor; DEAF:  corir (coreor); DMF:  coureur; TLF: ∅; OED:  courier n.; MED:  courour n.; DMLBS: 539c currarius ]
coreur,  coror,  corour,  corur;  coriour;  correour,  corrour;  curur,  currour  

s.

1occupationrunner: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly messager s’e[n] vont qui sunt corurs eslit  1516
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Chevals bons e bels qe sunt bon coreur  6004
2occupationrunner, messenger: 
( 1316 )  qe nul messager ne coureour viegne en nuli hostel a manger s’il ne aporte la male son seigneur  239.32
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  garni par un corour de la treson faite  107.26
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  et sont cis corrours appellez Chydydo solonc lour langage c'est a dire messagers  400
3lawscout, forager: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Cume funt laruns e robburs, E cil ki preient (var. (Y: s.xiii4/4) preynent; (D: s.xiv1/4) prent)cume cururs  4178
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Si soit entre vous nul currour alaunt en estraunge pais qe […] emble chivals par voie  96
( 1409-10 )  venoient les currours de l’avant dit companie […] & robberent le dit J.  iii 631
4fugitive, runaway: 
( 1376 )  le conestable du ville ou tiel ou tiels corores soient trovez […]  ii 340
5 name (used as a surname): 
( 1305 )  Walter le Corour  Currer

a.

1swift: 
( 1216-25; MS: s.xiiim )  chevaus cururs tuz enselez e enfrenez  18
2fugitive, runaway: 
( 1376 )  si les ditz servantz corores soient utlagez  ii 340
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1296 )  Nicol Corour  Currer
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