Middle English Dictionary Entry

cǒunten v.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To count (sth.), enumerate, add up; (b) to reckon (sth.) among, include (sth.) in; ppl. counted, included, including; (c) ?to assign (sth.), distribute.
2.
(a) To regard (sth. as sth.), consider; -- with noun or adj.; ~ as, ~ for; (b) to regard (sth.) as important, pay heed to; be interested, care; ~ bi, ~ with, set store by (sth.); (c) in expressions of contempt: to value (sth.), care (for sth.); ~ at a pese, value (sb.) no more than a pea; ~ at nought, consider (sth.) worthless; ~ not at a rish, regard (sth.) as not worth a rush; ~ not thre stres of, not to give three straws for (sth.), not give a damn for; ~ nought a ben bi, care not a bean for (sth.); etc.
3.
To render an accounting (of money, property, one's actions, etc.).
4.
To tell (a story, the truth), recount.