"coyfe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔi̯f(ə)/, /ˈkui̯f(ə)/ [possibly], /kwæi̯f/ (note: Early Scots)
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuppju, possibly from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz. First attested in c. 1330. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:coife}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*kuppju", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "cofia", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "coife", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "coyfe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="coyfe">, {{bor+|enm|fro|coife}} Borrowed from Old French coife, {{der|enm|la-lat|cofia}} Late Latin cofia, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*kuppju}} Proto-West Germanic *kuppju, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*kuppaz}} Proto-Germanic *kuppaz, {{etydate|c|1330}} First attested in c. 1330, {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:coife}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} coyfe, {{enm-noun}} coyfe (plural coyfes) Forms: coyfes [plural], coyf [alternative], coyphe [alternative], koife [alternative], coife [alternative, Late-Middle-English], coiffe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], coyffe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], keyfe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], koyf [alternative, Late-Middle-English], quaif [alternative]
  1. A piece of headgear (such as a hat or hood):
    (specifically) A skullcap; a close-fitting cap.
    Tags: specifically Synonyms: houve
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  2. A piece of headgear (such as a hat or hood):
    A lawyer's coif or priest's cap or mitre.
    Synonyms: houve
    Sense id: en-coyfe-enm-noun-3sdSsVXQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Headwear Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 11 22 21 20 10 Disambiguation of Headwear: 26 17 23 20 11 3
  3. A piece of headgear (such as a hat or hood):
    A coif (chainmail or leather cap worn underneath a helmet).
    Synonyms: houve
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  4. A piece of headgear (such as a hat or hood):
    (surgery) A cap for holding bandages or dressings on the head.
    Synonyms: houve
    Sense id: en-coyfe-enm-noun-c9T6ib2G Categories (other): Surgery, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Clerical vestments, Headwear Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 11 22 21 20 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 8 19 22 21 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 8 23 16 25 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 3 25 15 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 5 27 14 24 4 Disambiguation of Clerical vestments: 31 3 27 13 24 3 Disambiguation of Headwear: 26 17 23 20 11 3 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  5. (medicine) A cap for holding medicines onto hemorrhoids.
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  6. (anatomy, pathology) The glans penis; the head of the penis.
    Sense id: en-coyfe-enm-noun-i5mTuQpw Categories (other): Anatomy, Pathology, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Male genitalia Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 8 19 22 21 10 Disambiguation of Male genitalia: 13 9 9 9 9 50 Topics: anatomy, medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈkɔi̯f(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkui̯f(ə)/",
      "tags": [
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  "word": "coyfe"
}

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