conreier (s.xii¼)
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conreier (s.xii¼)

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[ FEW: 16,696b *reþs; Gdf: 2,247b conreer 1; GdfC: 9,205c correer; TL:  conrëer; DEAF:  conreer; DMF:  conréer; TLF: ∅; OED:  curry v.1; MED:  curreien v.; DMLBS: 499a correare ]
conreer,  conroier;  counreer,  counreier;  coreer,  coreier;  correer,  correier,  courreier;  cunreer,  cunreier;  curraier,  curreier, 
 corrais  

v.a.

1to prepare, make ready: 
( s.xii¼; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cum li mangers fud cunreez, Dist li bailis: […]  451
( MS: c.1120 )  le saint cors conreerent Tuit cil seinor e bel l’acustumerent  498
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  Dous bleteruns trovent trenchiez, […] Tut a mesure les cunreient  6378
♦to dress, get ready: 
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Quant serai cunreiez, Vestu e assemez  161
♦mil.to equip, prepare (for battle): 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  (soldiers) Bien conreiez e ben de fer vestuz  (E) 2159
( c.1230?; MS: s.xiiim )  Faites vos cors bien aduber, De beles armes cunreier  8143
♦to tidy up, clean: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  la chambre est si bien e honestment curraié dez balaiez et nettoié dez pouciez  10.25
2to curry, rub down (animal): 
( c.1250; MS: s.xv1 )  le charetter (M.E. carter) l’estrile (M.E. horscombe) avera Dont ses chevalx currera (M.E. cunray)  (O) 338va
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  E qe les beofs seent conreez (var. counreietz) d’un torcaz  332
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  oustez les sellez de lez chivalx, et eaux correiex et frotez biene  74.26
♦to cure (herring): 
( 1327 )  lour harang correier et apparailler  138
( 1401 )  le (=herring) voilont conreier et seccher  484.771
♦to curry (hides): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Vous purés byen correyer un quir de un cheval pur iij.d.  440
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme curreie quere de boef (M.E. M[an] tawith an oxe-hyde)  303
♦to cut (gemstones): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Chastement la (=Diadochos) deit hom porter E mut nettement conreer  228.728

v.refl.

1to prepare oneself, get ready: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  (Hieracitis) Mult est bone pur diviner. Qui si se voldra conreer, Sa buche deit ben conreer E desus sa langue poser  251.1460
♦mil.to equip oneself, prepare for battle: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La gent Alisandre des armes se conroient  2151
( c.1185 )  Cum bons vassals vus cunreez!  7150
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Hastivement conraient sei  426
♦mil.to line up, dispose oneself: 
( c.1185 )  Tut prest del bataille s’agreount E par escheles se conreiont  11624
2to array oneself, dress: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  icés draps vestez; Des garnemenz reals bien vous conroiez  7510
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Des meillors dras qu’ele out mut bien se cunrea  1024

p.p._as_a.

1mil.ready, equipped for battle: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Li Breton se sunt aresté Enmi le champ tut conreié  2378
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  J. de C. ové sun serjant conree de bataille […]  27
( 1329-30 )  q’il venissent al jour de la bataille corrais  3-4 Ed III 559
2skinscurried: 
( 1409 )  null’ manere de quier tannés et currayés noirs […]  MS 7363
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