cowardise

== English == === Noun === cowardise (uncountable) Obsolete spelling of cowardice. === Anagrams === discowear == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cowardyse, cowardysse, cowerdyse, kowardyse, kouwardise === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cuardise; equivalent to coward +‎ -ise. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkuːarˈdiːz(ə)/ === Noun === cowardise (uncountable) cowardice, cowardliness laziness, foolishness ==== Descendants ==== English: cowardice ==== References ==== “cǒuardīse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.