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Companȝeon, -ȝeoun, n. Also: -ȝon(e, -ȝen(e, -pangȝon; companȝoun(e, -ȝown(e, -paneȝoun, -panown; compaynȝown, -ȝeoun, -peyhnown, -penȝeown, -penown. [ME. companyoun, -paignyon, -painoun (c 1300), OF. compaignon, late L. companio.] A companion, comrade.(a) a1400 Leg. S. x. 48.
The tane Arphaxat callit wes, & his companyone Zarroes 1533 Boece i. vi. 44 b.
Ane vnkyndely bargane amang freyndis, quhilk war companȝeons & marrois 1513 Doug. iii. x. 68.
The companȝeon of onhappy Vlixes 1531 Bell. Boece I. 151.
Now is the viii yeir, gud companyeonis, sen ye [etc.] 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 78.
To my rycht trest brother and companȝene, James Barclay. Broder and companȝene [etc.] 1549 Compl. 42/1.
Ȝe soldartis & compangȝons of veyr, mak reddy ȝour corsbollis 1556 Peebles B. Rec. 234.
He beand in his table with companyeonis c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 318.
Cardinals wes companȝeonis to our kings 1563 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 252.
God … will have na companȝone with him in making of his decretis a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 1173.
[Thou] leivs them, and reivs them Of thy companȝions too 1622-6 Bisset II. 309/1.
These thrie last war … his dailie companȝeonis(b) c1420 Wynt. v. 4602.
Lawrens with his companownnys [C. compenownnys] Tholyd thare condampnatyownys Ib. vii. 2120.
Thus till do till his companyowne 1513 Doug. vii. iv. 164.
Gif he langis … to … be clepit our companȝeoun or brother 1533 Bell. Livy I. 151/7.
O Porsena (sade Mutius) aduertis thé how small regard my cumpanȝeouns takis of thare miserabill bodyis 1535 Stewart 44103.
Ane he did ken, Quhilk of befoir, … Into the court his companȝeoun had bene c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 143.
Quhen thay wald mak collatioun With ony lustie companȝeoun 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8806.
O my gude companȝeoun, Quhat is the caus [etc.] 1573 Sat. P. xl. 134.
Thay did him not mischeif As thay did his companȝeounis 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 187.
It is spokan that the said Robert wes betrayit be … his companȝeoun(c) c1420 Wynt. vii. 2090.
Off kyn [thai] ware cusynys nere, Compeyhnownnys [C. compaynȝownys] als in dedis sere Ib. 2095.
Twa thousand mark … He gawe till Rychard his compeyhnown 1560 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 106.
To Allexander M^cCalpie for … sawing of tymmar, to David Ihonistoun his compenyeoun that helpit to serve him c1615 Chron. Kings 13.
Wnderstanding that Vispatiane compaynȝeoun to Claudius Cessar … wes redie to enter within his cuntrie