couillu in Middle French

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          "text": "Tous deux me semblent autrement bons compaignons et bien couilluz.",
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        "(figurative) ballsy, brave"
      ],
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  "word": "couillu"
}

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        "(figurative) ballsy, brave"
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"couillu" meaning in Middle French

Adjective