couper4 (s.xii1)
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couper4 (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  culpa 2/ii,1497b Gdf:  coulper 2,333a GdfC: ∅ TL: couper 2 2,965 DEAF:  coupe (couper)  DMF:  coulper  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  culpare 529c
coper,  culper  

v.a.

1to blame: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  li haanz le juste serunt culpet (Latin: culpabuntur)  55.XXXIII.21
couper de
1 to blame, accuse of: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Glut, dit le cunte, vus de quei me colpez?  1630
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Kant la novele vint a son pere K'ele fut revenue a vie al tere, Il la copa de sorcerie E Seinte Cristine le denye  80.83
estre coupé de
1to be guilty of, to be to blame for: 
( 1261 )  Le conseil dit et respont que de ceo ne sunt ilz nul coupé  220
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  car excuser ne me puisse nulement qe jeo ne sui coupé de vostre anguisouse et tresvile mort  125
acouper  encouper  recouper#2 
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