couplen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French coupler, from Latin cōpulō; equivalent to couple + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
couplen
- To marry or wed; to join in a matrimonial union.
- To unite people in common cause or grouping; to connect.
- To connect or fasten (one, two, or more things)
- To link together; to deem as or make similar or connected.
- To attach animals to a lead, string or harness.
- (rare) To have sex; to copulate.
- (rare) To attach support beams to a roof.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of couplen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “cǒuplen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.
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