1to skirt, go along the side of:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
ont passé le flum a un passage […] Persant les encontrent
costeant le rivage
2917
(
1150-70;
MS: 1225-1300
)
Curent la lungur de la mer, La terre estrange en
costeiant
2802
(
1314-15
)
[…] ont pris enquestes des mariners
costaunt la meer
i 291
(
1344
)
une place guaste […], qe contient en longure seysaunte pees et en
costeant l’ewe trente pees
ii 61
♦
to pass along:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
A.
costeie le conreis e passe la bataille
1856
2ship.to go sideways:
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xivin
)
(The ship) Costeant veit et en belif, Dreit cum
(=just like) cheval ke est restif
949
4lawto argue beside the point, raise side issues:
(
1315
)
vous respoundez en
costeaunt qe n’est rien a nostre avoweré
Ed II xvii 81
1lawcollateral, not central (to):
(
1311
)
n’est pas directe en forme de comune cours d’avowery, eynz partie
costaunt comune lay
Ed II x 190
(
1341
)
c’est pluis propre issu sur le bref qe sur chose
costeaunt al bref
15 Ed III 429
(
1346
)
vous adonqes pledastes a chose qe fut pledé en
costeant vostre acion
20 ii Ed III 529
1person living nearby:
(
1380
)
la mier […] surounde plusours terres, a grant damage & perde de toutz les
costeanz
iii 94
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