Coler, sb. collar, MD; coller, torques, Prompt.; colers, pl., P.—­OF. coler (F. collier); Lat. collare, from collum, neck.

Colere, sb. anger, C, MD.—­OF. colere; Lat. cholera; Gr. [Greek:  cholera], an affection of the bile.

Colerik, adj. choleric, passionate, C2, MD; coleryke, Cath.—­Lat. cholericus, having one’s bile affected; Gr. [Greek:  cholerikos], from [Greek:  cholae], gall.

Coles, sb. pl. (?); in phr.:  swearing precious coles, S3.

Collacioun, sb. conference, CM.—­OF. collacion, discourse, harangue; Lat. collationem, a bringing together, conferring.

Collen, v. to embrace, W2, MD; kollen, S2. Der.:  collyngis, sb. pl., W2.—­Cp.  OF. collA(C)e, a neck-embracement (Cotg.).  See Coler.

Collerie, sb. eye-salve, W; colirie, MD; colorye, HD.—­Lat. collyrium; Gr. [Greek:  kollurion].

Colloppe, sb. a slice of flesh, carbonella, Prompt., MD, Palsg.; collop, Cath., Cotg. (s.v. riblette]; colope, Voc.; colop, Cath. (n.); coloppe, PP; colhoppe, PP, Voc.; collip, Manip.; colopus, pl., PP, S2.

Colour, sb. colour, pretext, S3, C2; colur, S, MD.—­AF. colur; Lat. colorem.

Col-plontes, sb. pl. cabbages, PP, S2; kole-plantes, PP; cale-plantes, PP.  See Cole.

Coltre; see Culter.

Columbine, sb. columbine (flower), Alph., MD, Sh; columbyne, Voc., Prompt.; columby, S3.—­OF. columbine; Late Lat. columbina.

Colvyr; see Culuer.

Colwie, adj. grimy, S.

Colwyd, pp. carbonatus, Prompt.  See Cole.

Comaunde, v. to command, PP, C; comanden, MD; comaundet, pt. s., S2; comande, S2, MD; cumand, S2.—­OF. comander, commander; Late Lat. commendare, to order.  Cf. Comenden.

Comaundement, sb. commandment, C, PP; comandement, C2.

Comaundour, sb. commander, C3, PP; comandour, S2.—­OF. commandeor; Late Lat. commendatorem.

Combe, sb. comb for hair, comb of a bird, Prompt., Voc.; komb, MD.—­AS. camb.

Combren, v. to encumber, overwhelm, MD, S3; comeren, S3; combrez, pr. s., S2; cumrit, pt. s., S2; cummerit, S3; cumbred, pp., S2.—­OF. combrer to hinder, from combre, a heap, see Ducange (s.v. cumbra); Lat. cumulum (acc.).