curteisie in Middle English

IPA: /ˌkurtæi̯ˈziː(ə)/, /ˈkurtiziː(ə)/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman curteisie, curtesie; equivalent to curteis + -ie. The rarity of spellings indicating a pronunciation with /s/ (such as curtassy) would seem to indicate that this analogical pronunciation largely postdates Middle English. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|curteisie}} Anglo-Norman curteisie, {{af|enm|curteis|-ie}} curteis + -ie Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} curteisie, {{enm-noun|-}} curteisie (uncountable) Forms: cortesye [alternative], curteisye [alternative], curtesi [alternative], curtesie [alternative], curtessy [alternative], curtesy [alternative], curtesye [alternative], curteysy [alternative], curteysye [alternative], cortaysie [alternative], cortaysye [alternative], corteisy [alternative], corteysye [alternative], curtysy [alternative], curtaisi [alternative], curtaisy [alternative], curtasi [alternative], curtasie [alternative], curtassy [alternative], curtasy [alternative], curtasye [alternative], courtasy [alternative], courtassy [alternative]

Alternative forms

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"curteisie" meaning in Middle English

Noun

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