† cordousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Affecting the ‘cords’ or sinews.
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cordousc1400
nervose?a1450
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 99 Þe crampe is a sijknes cordous eiþer nervous.
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adj.c1400- to have mercy on
- to have mercy upon
- to have mind of
- to have mind on
- to have mind upon
- to have miss of
- to have mister
- to have mister of
- to have moll thomson's mark
- to have money to burn
- to have money to throw about
- to have more sense than to
- to have more sense than to do something
- to have more —— in one's finger than
- to have more —— in one's little finger than
- to have most fingers
- to have much steam on
- to have much to answer for
- to have nay
- to have need
- to have neighbour's fare
- to have neither head nor feet
- to have neither head nor foot
- to have neither part nor lot in
- to have never had it so good