coffer (kofer)

t. [ But what glut [glutton] of tho gomes [men] may any good kachen, He will kepen it hym-self & cofren it faste. Piers Plowman's Crede (E. E. T. S.), 1. 68. Treasure, as a war might draw forth, so a peace succeeding might coffer up. Bacon , Hen. VII. The aged man that coffers up his gold. Shak ., Lucrece, 1. 855. 2. To furnish or ornament with coffers, as a ceiling.