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cuider (1121-35)
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The form quidier is a cross reference to the following entry:

cuider (1121-35)

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kider,  qider;  queder,  quider,  quidier,  quier  (quydoir  Oak Book ii 82)  
  FEW:  cogitare 2/i,838b Gdf:  cuidant 2,394c / cuidier 2,395b GdfC:  cuidant 9,261c TL: cuidier 1 2,1128 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  cuider  TLF:  cuider  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to think: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Amatistus mustre, ceo qui, Le martire que Deus sufri  Best ants 3003
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiiiex )  Entre ses bras tient la reine. Bien cuidoient estre a seor  Trist thomas2 2
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Cuides tu pur taunt eschaper?  Purg S Pat second anon 556
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Nel puis creire ne quider  Gui War 7784
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De l’enpechement del mond Ke la gent avuegle et confund Kydoit la virge estre delivre  S Audree1 373
( 1260 )  Se il vint en Angleterre ou a congé ou sanz congé, il ne cuida de rien mesfaire  Baron Rebellion 206
( MS: s.xiii2 )  putet: quidet  TLL ii 25
( c.1400; MS: s.xv1 )  tres necessaire je cuide estre aus Engleis de sçavoir la droite nature de françois  Barton1 128
( MS: s.xv1 )  Puto: cuide  Anleitungsschriften 37
2to suppose, imagine: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  quide par sun fou desir Saver la veie  Lum Lais ANTS 413
( MS: s.xiiiex )  suspicor: quider  TLL i 155
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li deciple Auntecrist frunt la gent quider […] Ke en eus descende li Seintz Esperitz  Apoc giffard 2454
3to expect, hope: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  De lur tresors prenent l'or e l'argent, Sil funt jeter devant la povre gent: Par iço quident aver discumbrement  S Alexis1 528
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li rois […] Prendre les cuidoit a l’ovraine  Trist thomas2 5
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Nos Englays quidaynt aide de Arragoun  LANGTOFT wright ii 218
4to intend to, be about to: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Alain [...] Ses chevaliers asembla tuz, Gent manda quanqu’il pot mander, Normendie quida gaster  Rom de Rou wace i 259.2638
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  B. le oi e quida trere le braunc, mes il le eust oblié  Boeve 467
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Donc disoient les uns qu’il estoit Crist, e les autres que ce estoit mervailles que les princes ne le pristrent pus qu’il le quiderent a occire  Gospel Harmony 53.16
5to doubt: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Si la medlé fu grant, ne le quidez  Boeve 3034
damoisele quide value
Lady Muck, self-important, pompous woman: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E damoisele Quidevalue Ki quide valer si est deszue  Lum Lais ANTS 3186

v.intrans.

to think, assume: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  Verreiment nul est tiel com jeo quie  Serm DTC Shrift 191

v.refl.

to think, consider oneself: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  jeo moy quide beneit  Actes (A) 374b

sbst. inf.

1belief, opinion: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  icil qui al quider De toz cels qui lui esgardoient Morz ert  Dial Greg SATF 16988
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  ce quident por voir la genz Ke enfer seit ici jus val, E cist quider est communal  Dial Jul 786
2imagination: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  cil ki chançuns controverent Sulum lur quiders les furmerent  Mirur2 24
fol cuider
folcuider

p.pr. as a.

sur cuidant
surcuider1

p.p. as a.

outre cuidé
outrecuidé

See also:

cuidance  cuidard  cuiderie  mescuider  recuider  surcuider1 
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