to serve (see examples)
nican Ospital oquimoyecoltilique yn cocoxcatzitzintin yhuā oquimopielique yn imanima = they served the unfortunate sick here in the hospital and they guarded their souls (1552, central Mexico)
çan oquixcavhya y tequipa nemi mopapatla y ce oya tequipa y cequiti comotemolia y quimoqualtia ça mocepatlayecoltia = All they do is take turns going on tribute labor. One went on tribute labor; some are looking for a way to get fed. They just all try to make a living together. (Cuernavaca region, ca. 1540s)
otimacoq̄ omētin spanoles ȳ ya tiquintlayecoltia = we had been given to two Spaniards and were serving them (sixteenth century, central Mexico)
yecoltia = servir