cowre

Middle English

Verb

cowre

  1. alternative form of couren
    • 1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, recto:
      ffor wynter wyth hys rowȝe wyndis and blaſtis cauſyth luſty men and women to cowre and to ſyt by fyres ⸝
      For winter, with his rough winds and blasts, causeth lusty men and women to cower and sit by fires.
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