An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Belg. Su. G. kost, cost, charge.

Coist, s.
1. Duty payable in kind, Orkn.
2. The sustenance given to a servant, as distinct from money, ibid.
Skene.

Su. G. Dan. kost, food.

To COIT, v. n. To butt, to justle.
Fordun.

Fr. cott-er, to butt, Isl. kuettr, torvus, kueita, violenter jactare.

COK. To cry cok, to acknowledge that one is vanquished.
Douglas.

O. Celt, coc, mediant, vile.

COKEWALD, s. A cuckold, Chauc.

Isl. qvonkall, curruca, seu cornutus, from kvon, uxor, and kvola, maculare, G. Andr.

COLEHOODING, s. The Black-cap, a bird, S. Coalhood.
Sibbald.