couchen
See also: Couchen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- chouchen, cowchyn, kouchen, couche, cowche
Etymology
From Old French couchier, from Latin collocāre; equivalent to couche + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːtʃən/, /ˈtʃuːtʃən/
Verb
couchen
- To lie upon a bed or couch; to recline oneself.
- To lie or bow down in a submissive or deferent manner.
- To spread put foil or ornaments across; to decorate or adorn.
- To place or put; to gently drop.
- To organise; to place in specific positions.
- (rare) To cause to lie down.
Conjugation
Conjugation of couchen (weak)
infinitive | (to) couchen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | couche | couchede |
2nd person singular | couchest | couchedest |
3rd person singular | coucheth, coucheþ | couchede |
plural | couchen | coucheden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | couche | couchede |
plural | couchen | coucheden |
imperative | present | |
singular | couche | |
plural | coucheth, coucheþ | |
participle | present | past |
couchende, couchinge | couched, ycouched |
Descendants
- English: couch
- Scots: cooch, cootch
References
- “cǒuchen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.