coyed

Verb

coy (third-person singular simple present coys, present participle coying, simple past and past participle coyed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
   • Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
2. (obsolete, transitive) To calm or soothe.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To allure; to decoy.
   • For now there are ſprung up a wiſer generation in this kind, who have the Art to coy the fonder ſort into their nets1635, Edward Rainbowe, Labour Forbidden, and Commanded. A Sermon Preached at S^(t.) Pauls^([sic]) Church, September 28. 1634., London: Nicholas Vavasour, page 29

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