couplyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cuppillynge, couplynge, coupling, cowplyng, coupelyng
Etymology
From couplen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkup(ə)linɡ/, /ˈkuːp(ə)linɡ/
Noun
couplyng (uncountable)
- The formation of a romantic bond or a marriage.
- Connection (either physical or between ideas)
- (rare) The act putting a leash on a pair of dogs.
- (rare) The act of sexual intercourse.
Descendants
- English: coupling
References
- “cǒupling (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-05.