Coiten, v. to play quoits, Prompt., Palsg.

Cok, sb. cook, S2; cokes, pl., C3, PP; kokes, PP.—­AS. cA cubedc; Lat. coquus, from coquere, to cook.

Cokedrill, sb. crocodile, HD, MD; cocadrylle, Voc.; cokodrAlles, pl., HD; cocodrilly, Trev. 1. 131, MD.—­Low Lat cocodrillus; cp.  It. cocodrillo, a crocodile (Florio), Sp. cocodrillo, a serpent, crocodile (Minsheu); Lat. crocodilus; Gr. [Greek:  krokodeilos].  Cf. Cocatrice.

Cokeney, sb. cook’s assistant, scullion, undercook, petted child, cockney, MD, PP, S2; cocknaie, MD; coknay, Prompt., Cath.; cokenay, CM; cocknaye, Palsg. (s.v. bring); cockney, Sh.; kokeney, PP; coknayes, pl., S3.

Coker, sb. quiver, also a kind of half-boots or gaiters, MD; koker, MD; cocur, Prompt, (see n.); cokeres, pl., PP; cockers, HD, ND.—­AS. cocer, a quiver.

Coket, sb. a seal with which bread sold in London was stamped by a public officer, Ducange; cocket, Cath. (n.); certificate, S3, ND.

Coket, sb. a kind of fine bread stamped, PP, S2.  Cp.  Low Lat. panis de coket, see Ducange (s.v. coket).  See above.

Cokewold, sb. cuckold, CM; kokewolde, P; kukwald, Voc.; cockewold, MD; kukeweld, MD; cokolde, MD, SkD.—­Cp.  Prov. cugol; Lat. cuculum, cuckoo.  See Cukkow.

Col-, prefix, expressing depreciation, contempt. Comb.:—­col-fox, a crafty fox, C.; col-knif, a big knife, MD; col-prophet, false prophet, ND; cold-prophet, ND; cole-prophet, ND; colle-tragetour, false juggler, CM (5. 248. 187).

Cold, adj. cold, PP; chald, S; kald, S; cald, S2, MD; kold, S; chold, S; cheld, S2; cold, evil, G.—­AS. ceald, cald:  Goth, kalds from OTeut. *_kalan_, to freeze, cp.  Icel. kala (pt. kA cubedl, pp. kalinn).

Colde, v. to grow cold, C3, MD.—­AS. cealdian.

Cole, sb. cabbage, cale, kail, Voc., MD; cool, MD; kale, MD, H.—­AS. cole (OET); cp.  Icel. kAil; Lat. caulis, stalk, cabbage;, see Weigand (s.v. kohl).

Cole, sb. charcoal, coal, S, S2; coole, MD; coylle, MD; coles, pl., C2, C3; coolis, W; koles, S2.—­AS. col (OET). .

Cole, adj. cool, somewhat cold, Prompt., MD.—­AS. cA cubedl; cp.  OHG. kuali (Otfrid).

Colen, v. to cool, MD, Prompt., G, H.—­AS. cA cubedlian; cp.  OHG. kualen (Otfrid).;