"cof" meaning in Middle English

See cof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔ̝ːf/ Forms: cove [plural], cove [singular, weak], kof [alternative], kofe [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English cāf, from Proto-West Germanic *kaib, from Proto-Germanic *kaibaz. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:cāf}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*geybʰ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*kaibaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*kaib", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "cāf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "cof", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="cof">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|cāf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English cāf, {{inh+|enm|ang|cāf}} Inherited from Old English cāf, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kaib}} Proto-West Germanic *kaib, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kaibaz}} Proto-Germanic *kaibaz, {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:cāf}} Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|cove||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} cof (plural and weak singular cove), {{enm-adj|cove}} cof (plural and weak singular cove)
  1. Nimble, quick. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-cof-enm-adj-C8-9zMVG
  2. Brave, bold. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-cof-enm-adj-LV6O6Qwa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cafte

Adverb

IPA: /kɔ̝ːf/ Forms: kof [alternative], kofe [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English cāf, from Proto-West Germanic *kaib, from Proto-Germanic *kaibaz. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:cāf}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*geybʰ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*kaibaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*kaib", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "cāf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "cof", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="cof">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|cāf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English cāf, {{inh+|enm|ang|cāf}} Inherited from Old English cāf, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kaib}} Proto-West Germanic *kaib, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kaibaz}} Proto-Germanic *kaibaz, {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:cāf}} Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=|var=}} cof, {{enm-adv}} cof
  1. (rare) Nimbly, quickly. Tags: poetic, rare
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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