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cuitus (s.xii3/4)

cuitus (s.xii3/4)

coitous;  quistus,  quitous,  quitus  (cuintos  38 custus,  custuz  1206 (var.))  
  FEW:  *coctare 2/i,831a Gdf:  coitos 2,179b GdfC: TL: coitos 2,551 DEAF: DMF:  coiteux  / coitis  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

emotionhasty, fervent, hot-tempered
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le mal le tient al quer, dont vient le dit (=remark) quitus, Autrement crevereit, car tut est venimus  20
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Il n'a veisin si fort, ki i face buffei, Qu'il tost ne se venge [...]: Pur taunt est apelé 'li cuitus Godefrei'  507
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  La reine est mut veisduse, Une parole dist custuse (var. (B: s.xivin) quitouse) : 'Vus avez [...] Duble achesun [...] De vus venger, se vus poez: L'un est pur mei, l'autre pur vus, Kar nus en vengez ambedeus!'  6962
( c.1185 )  Puis l'araisone par grant ire: 'Vassal, mult estes ramponus E sunt voz diz alques quistus'  8120
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  paroles Oisdives, quiçouses (l. quitouses) e foles  10400
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  La juvente [...] est legere e enviuse, Avere e chiche e cuveituse, De parole est trop quistuse, De sun semblant trop orguilluse  3151
meteo.stormy, tempestuous
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  jo en sui mult pourus, Kar icest tens est bien cuitus Cum vus veez, e perillus  5975
pecunes cuituses
pecune

[gdw]

See also:

cuite  cuiter  cuitusement 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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