contour1 (s.xii3/4)
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contour1 (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  comes 2/ii,940b Gdf:  contor 2,266b GdfC: ∅ TL: contor 1 2,775 DEAF:  conte 1 (contor)  DMF:  contour 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
conteur,  contor,  contur;  cuntur  

s.

1statuscount, earl: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le roy et ly prince, li duc e ly contur  668
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  […] daunzel qui seit nez de duc u de cuntur  1208
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Ne m’aidez de guerre, seveals el primur, A guerreer mun pere, tu e ti cuntur  262
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