cointer (1194-99)
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cointer (1194-99)

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  FEW:  cognitus 2/i,843b Gdf:  cointir 2,175a GdfC: ∅ TL: cointir 2,544 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  cointer  / cointir  TLF: ∅ OED:  quaint v.2  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
cointier;  queinter,  queintir  

v.a.

1to adorn: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Lors croy je bien qie cil lechour, Qui meulx quide ore en fol amour Queinter ses ditz, dont se rigole, Perdra l’esploit de son labour  16665

v.refl.

1to adorn oneself: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  E femme bele se peot cointer (var. (B: s.xiv1/4) queinter) Pur plus sun barun pleiser  3441
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  plus se cointent les foles femmes le jour de marchee q’eles ne fount le jour de Pasqes  119

p.p._as_a.

1 adorned: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) tanz aveirs de granz noblesces [...] e tantes richesces, [...] casingans e coiltes parpaintés, E beles vestures cointés  10494
2elegant: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Tornez vostre viwe de femme bien aornee (var. (B: c.1330) cointié)  74
cointance  cointe  cointement  cointerel  cointerie  cointet  cointise  cointoier 
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