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(
1155; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Ies tu desoignant u bastarz? Ies tu plus vil u plus cuarz
BrutWACE 2352
(
s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim
)
Or estes femme a un malveis fuieur, Un cuart cunte
Ch Guill 1308
(
1212; MS: 1212-13
)
Einsi devienent li plus fiers Plus recreanz, couarz, laniers
Dial GregSATF 12080
(
s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin
)
Ki en pes est hardiz leons E en bataille coard motuns
Brut Royal 2872
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
socors: (C) coard (var.
(D: s.xiiiex) gallice kuard
)TLL ii 168
2mad (?):
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
vecors: (D) gallice chuardTLL ii 18.1772
estre couard de (+inf.)
to be shy, lack the spirit to:
(
c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Fraunceys dist: '[...] Ceus ke querent ma compayngnye Covent ke teyngnent cele vye. [...]' La chose pleust ben a Bernard, Du parfere ne fu pas kuardS FranANTS 952
s.
coward, one who lacks bravery:
(
1155; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Des que li reis cria s'enseigne, N'i ad coart ki puis se faine
BrutWACE 4272
(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
)
Li hardiz bacheler od les coarz muçant
Rom ChevANTS 348
(
c.1335; MS: s.xivm
)
ils s’enfuirent en Escoce come cowartz qi nul bataille n’oseient
Anon Chr2 158
(
1343-50
)
si se retrait come chivaler desleaux, et dit come couard qe […]
Cron Lond1 72.3
couard (1155)