Middle English Dictionary Entry
cot n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cot n. Also cod, god. |
| Etymology | Prob. OE; cp. OS kot, OHG choz. See Löfvenberg Contrib.Lex. 25. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Wool matted together in the fleece.
Associated quotations
- (1259) MSS Middleton in HMC69 : Unum saccum lane..sine cod et gard nigra et grisa et sine vili vellere.
- (1275) Close R.Edw.I254 : [Twelve sacks of good wool..without..] cot, gard..[and] clake.
- (1276) Close R.Edw.I354 : [62 sacks of wool..without..] clack' [and] lok', god [and] card.
- (1291) Close R.Edw.I194 : [Three sacks of common wool..without] cot, gard, [black, gray], clacc [and without any villain fleece].
- (1357) Statutes Realm1.351 : Que nul Marchant..face autre refuys des laines que..de Cot, Gare, & vileine tuson.
- (1389-90) Statutes Realm2.64 : Que null deinszein ou forein ne face autre refus de leynes sinoun cod, gard, & vilein.