curteis

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === courteis, courteys, curtes, curteise, curteys, curtois cortais, cortays, cortayse, corteis, corteys (especially Kent, Southern, West Midland) courtays, curtais, curtayse (chiefly Northern); courtas, curtas (Early Scots) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman curteis and continental Old French corteis, cortois; compare court. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kurˈtæi̯s/, /ˈkurtis/ === Adjective === curteis Appropriate for a court; cultured, elegant, refined. Courteous, charitable, kind. Showing due deference; respectful, humble. ==== Related terms ==== curteisie curteisly ==== Descendants ==== English: courteous (remodelled after -ous) → Scots: courteous Middle Scots: courtas, courtes, curtas ==== References ==== “cǒurteis, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Adjective === curteis m (oblique and nominative feminine singular curteise) (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of corteis