"cunte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkunt(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*cunte}} Old English *cunte, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kuntā}} Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kuntǭ}} Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} cunte
  1. (mildly vulgar) vagina Tags: mildly, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia, Sex Synonyms: cunt, cownte, counte, count, conte
    Sense id: en-cunte-enm-noun-BQimNERd Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36

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        {
          "english": "The woman that gives herself totally / either to a freeman or a serf / before a ring is set on her hand / and who plays with the twig and berries / and makes great that once was small / [Her] wedding becomes shameful. / \"Give your vagina with cunning / and make your requests after the wedding\" said Hending.",
          "ref": "a. 1300, Hending, The Proverbs of Hending, stanza 42, page 479v-r",
          "text": "Þe maide þat ȝeuit hirſilf alle. / Oþir to fre man, oþir to þralle. / Ar ringe be ſet an honde. / And pleiit with þe croke and wiþ þe balle. / And mekit gret þat erſt was ſmalle. / Þe wedding got to ſconde. / Ȝeue þi cunte to cunni[n]g / and craue affetir weddin[g] quod hendi[ng].",
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          "word": "cownte"
        },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkunt(ə)/"
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          "ref": "a. 1300, Hending, The Proverbs of Hending, stanza 42, page 479v-r",
          "text": "Þe maide þat ȝeuit hirſilf alle. / Oþir to fre man, oþir to þralle. / Ar ringe be ſet an honde. / And pleiit with þe croke and wiþ þe balle. / And mekit gret þat erſt was ſmalle. / Þe wedding got to ſconde. / Ȝeue þi cunte to cunni[n]g / and craue affetir weddin[g] quod hendi[ng].",
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      "word": "cownte"
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      "word": "counte"
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      "word": "count"
    },
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      "word": "conte"
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