Middle English Dictionary Entry
coifen v.
Entry Info
Forms | coifen v. |
Etymology | OF coifier |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cover (sth.) up as with a hood.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)122 : I [Flattery] can wel russhe a dungy place and coife a soor hed.