A count, calculation; at a ~, by count or measurement; bi ~, by a count, as counted; by calculating the position (of a star); pl. for sg. countes, a calculation.

Valuation; setten ~ of, to regard (sth.) as valuable.

(a) A statement of money received and/or expended, an accounting of money or property, a reckoning; pl. for sg. countise [quot.: 1440]; (b) an accounting for one's deeds, life, etc. [esp. at the Judgment Day]; (c) casten ~, to render an accounting, make a reckoning; casten at the countes, keep accounts, work in a countinghouse; clerk of countes, an accountant; (d) ~ hous, a place where accounts are kept, a countinghouse.