Wp/enm/Cou

A cou is a be&#x17F;t þat haþ fowre leggys and a tayl, þe which men reren to neeten. Sumwhile me se&#x21D;th cou to meanen eiþer &#x21D;e males &#x21D;e femellys of þat bee&#x17F;tes kind, ak ykyndre is to emploien þe word for þe femelles one. Peple hauen kepte cyne manie thowsand &#x21D;ere. Abowt on thousend millioun kine arn ouer al þe werld. A yong cou is yclepid calf, and a male ys ihoten bule, if he nis no&#x21D;t binimen of his stonys and mai &#x21D;eet &#x17F;treenen, and he is ihoten oxe if he be so benimen.

Role of Kyne
Kine hauen a greet role in mennis &#x17F;tories. Men holden hem þe olde&#x17F;t &#x17F;ort of riche&#x17F;se for hire abilitee to providen mete, milk and dra&#x21D;t whil þey breden and eten no&#x21D;t but gras or foddre. Hire fle&#x17F;ch is eten, and þat is ycleped bef. Þe cou makeþ milk eek, þat men drincken and han wyth brekfaste, or elles chvrnen for to maken butere, and che&#x17F;e.