courser (s.xii3/4)
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courser (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1576b cursus; Gdf: 2,316c corsier; GdfC: 9,226c coursier; TL: 2,912 corsier; DEAF:  cors 2 (corsier); DMF:  coursier 1; TLF:  coursier 1; OED:  courser n.1 / courser n.2 / courser n.3; MED:  courser n.; DMLBS: 541b cursorius ]
corser;  courcer,  courseir,  coursere,  coursier;  curser,  cursier  

a.

1swift, rapid: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Bucifal ly done qui fu fort e cursers  546
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Ele apele a sei un sun vallet cursier, Si li dit: 'Tu seras, ami, mun messagier'  2477
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  Mais mult furent grevé illoc Des chameilz cursiers assembler  10515
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  La puceal discent du palefrei courser  263
2 lightweight, made for racing (?): 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Otinel Bien est armé a lei de chevaler. Ses cunuissances d'un paile cursier Ne peisent mie quatre fuilz d'un saltier  1034

s.

1mil.horseszool.charger, courser: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  chargent les chevals e ly bon curser  1577
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Puis i mettent lur destrers et cursers sojornee  1337
( 1364-72 )  […] pur dys et noef noz destreres et dys noz courseres  E101/395/2/233
( 1372 )  les despences et coustages de noz dits courcers, sibien pur fein, aveins et litere  ii 71
( 1392 )  deux grandez coursers, trappés de drap d’or  212
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1227 )  Anketill le Corser  Corser
cours  coursable  coursseler  coursour  coursun 
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