different between oyer vs coyer

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”).

Noun

oyer (uncountable)

1. (law, archaic) A hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.

Usage notes

• A defendant who formally asks for oyer is said to crave oyer.

Related terms

• oyer and terminer

Anagrams

• Roye, yero, yore

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin aud?re, present active infinitive of audi?.

Verb

oyer

1. to hear
2. to listen

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• oyíu

Old French

Verb

oyer

1. Alternative form of oïr

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: coir

Adjective

coyer

1. comparative form of coy: more coy

Anagrams

• Corey, Royce

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin colligere, present active infinitive of collig? (“I collect, I gather”). Compare Spanish coger, Galician coller, Portuguese colher.

Verb

coyer

1. to pick (fruit)
2. to hold, hold back
3. to grab, hold on to
4. to take, take hold of, grab
5. to get (gain possession of)
6. to pick up, gather up
7. to get, to fit (to be a suitable size)
8. to take up (space, time)
9. to get, to catch (an illness)
10. to set aside, put aside (time, resources)
11. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
12. to pick up (passengers)
13. to get, take (transport, a lift etc.)
14. to get, understand (information, a joke, a speech etc.)
15. to take on, hire (an employee)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• coyer el corazón nun puñu

Related terms

• acoyer
• collecha
• escoyer
• recoyer