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cousir

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese cousir (to examine) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), ultimately from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną (to choose, taste, test), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (to choose, taste). Compare French choisir, English choose.

Verb

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cousir (first-person singular present couso, first-person singular preterite cousín, past participle cousido)
cousir (first-person singular present couso, first-person singular preterite cousim or cousi, past participle cousido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (archaic) to distinguish, discern
    Synonym: decerner
  2. (archaic) to act judiciously, after careful consideration

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