vercopen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch farkōpon. Equivalent to ver- + côpen.
Verb
vercôpen
- to sell
- 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
- Ende den scepenen van velseke teuoirst dat der boidin molniser van dalle(m) vercochte den hare henricke van den putte portere van ghint...
- And to the aldermen of velseke foremost, that the lord Boidin Molniser of Dallem sold to the lord Henrick van den Putte, citizen of Ghent...
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- to sell out, to betray
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: verkopen
- Limburgish: verkoupe
Further reading
- “vercopen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vercopen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN