"cours" meaning in Middle English

See cours in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kuːrs/, /kurs/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus; compare Middle Dutch coers. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cours}} Old French cours, {{der|enm|la|cursus}} Latin cursus, {{cog|dum|coers}} Middle Dutch coers Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} cours, {{enm-adj}} cours
  1. Ordinary, coarse; of inferior grade or quality. Categories (topical): Water Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-adj-X3gvX97M Disambiguation of Water: 19 6 8 2 10 9 9 9 10 15 4 Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 7 6 2 9 11 11 11 11 15 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 2 1 11 11 11 11 15 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cors, cource, course, cowrs, cowrse, curs, kours

Noun

IPA: /kuːrs/, /kurs/ Forms: courses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus; compare Middle Dutch coers. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cours}} Old French cours, {{der|enm|la|cursus}} Latin cursus, {{cog|dum|coers}} Middle Dutch coers Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cours, {{enm-noun|courses}} cours (plural courses)
  1. A charge; a forceful move.
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-eUOo69W~
  2. A course or path:
    (astronomy) The path of a celestial body.
    Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-tpy-Uzvg Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. A course or path:
    (usually nautical) The direction something is headed.
    Tags: usually Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-zh6lg26f Topics: nautical, transport
  4. A course or path:
    A watercourse (path taken by water)
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-TuYzrRmR
  5. A series of occurrences; a course of time:
    An advance through an event or series.
    Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-nLxq6DDq Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 7 6 2 9 11 11 11 11 15 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 2 1 11 11 11 11 15 2
  6. A series of occurrences; a course of time:
    A time when an event is due.
    Categories (topical): Time Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-fr0d2SeU Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0 0 27 46 27 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 7 6 2 9 11 11 11 11 15 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 2 1 11 11 11 11 15 2
  7. A series of occurrences; a course of time:
    A (often usual) process or sequence.
    Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-AcmlrN~T Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 7 6 2 9 11 11 11 11 15 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 2 1 11 11 11 11 15 2
  8. Customary behaviour or nature; custom:
    A course of a meal.
    Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-ZOgIdLrS Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 7 6 2 9 11 11 11 11 15 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 2 1 11 11 11 11 15 2
  9. Customary behaviour or nature; custom:
    Human behaviour; deportment.
    Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Travel Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-PO3sjs5n Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 8 3 2 1 0 4 4 4 12 60 0 Disambiguation of Travel: 5 5 2 26 1 3 3 3 9 41 2 Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 7 6 2 9 11 11 11 11 15 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 2 1 11 11 11 11 15 2
  10. (architecture) A course of stones. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-cours-enm-noun-KtX4hSO6 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cors, cource, course, cowrs, cowrse, curs, kours Related terms: courser, coursly

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A course of stones."
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        "(architecture) A course of stones."
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      "word": "kours"
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