Cosynage, sb. kindred, fellowship, H; cusynage, H.

Cote, sb. cottage, S, Voc., C, C2; cotes, pl. sheep-cotes, S3; coates, S3.—­AS. cot, also cyte (Grein); cf.  OHG. cutti, ‘grex’ (Tatian).

Cote, sb. garment, coat, S2, PP, S3, C2, C; coote, C, W.—­AF. cote, OF. cotte, PS. 21. 18; MHG. kotte, kutte.

Cote-armure, sb. coat-armour, linen coat with armorial bearings worn over armour, body-armour, S3, C2, C.

Coten, v. to provide with coats, S2; cotyd, pp. clothed, S3.

Couche, sb. chamber, W.

Couchen, v. to lay, place together, to lie down, MD, S2, C2, C3; cowchyn, Prompt.; cowchen, C.—­AF. cucher, cocher, OF. colcher; Lat. collocare.

Coude, pt. s. could, S2.  See Kunnen.

Counforte, v. to comfort, S2, PP.  See Conforten.

Counte, sb. county, shire, P, MD; countee, MD, PP.—­AF. counte; Late Lat. comitatum.

Countesse, sb. countess, C2; contesse, S2; cuntesse, S.—­AF. contesse, from OF. conte, comte; Late Lat. comitem, a count (a court dignity), in Lat. a companion.

Countrefete, v. to counterfeit, C, C2; contrefete, MD; counterfeted, pp., C3.—­From OF. contrefet, contrefeit, pp. of contrefeire, contrefaire; Lat. contra+facere.

Countre-taille, sb. correspondence (of sound); in phr.:  at the countretaille, with corresponding sound, C2.—­OF. contretaille, the one part of a tally, the counter-tenor part in music (Cotg.).

Countryng, sb. countering in music, S3; the plain chant, S3 (n).—­See S3 (p. 453).

Coupable, adj. culpable, PP; cupabil, H.—­OF. coupable.

Coupe, sb. fault, PP; culpe, PP, ND.—­OF. coupe, colpe; Lat. culpa.

Coupe, sb. cup, S2; cupe, S.—­AF. cupe; Lat. cupa.  Cf. Cuppe.

Courben, v. to bend, MD; courbed, pt. s., P.—­OF. courber; Lat. curuare.

Courche, sb. kerchief, S3; see Couerchief.

Cours, sb. running, course, MD, C2, C3; cors, S2.—­AF. cours; Lat. cursum (acc.).

Courser, sb. a steed, MD, C2; coursour, MD; cowrcer, Prompt.—­OF. coursier; Late Lat. cursarium (acc.).

Courser, sb. horse-dealer, Palsg.; corser, MD, S3 (s. v. horse); scorser, ND.

Court, sb. court, enclosure, yard, PP, MD; curt, S; kurt, S; cort, MD; courte, PP.—­AF. curt; Late Lat. cortem; Lat. cohortem, an enclosure.