encoucher (c.1240)
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encoucher (c.1240)

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  FEW:  collocare 2/ii,909a Gdf:  encouchier 3,120a GdfC: ∅ TL: encouchier 3,258 DEAF:  couchier (encouchier)  DMF:  encoucher  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
encocher,  encucher  

v.a.

1 to lie with, have sexual intercourse with: 
( 1314-15 ) l'avantdite J[ohane] conta vers luy q'il l'encoucha l'an trentime, e ne parla de nul rap  30-31 Ed I 521

v.n.

1to go to bed, sleep: 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  La nuit quant vous encocherez  250 (var. B19)

v.refl.

1 to go to bed, sleep: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) s'en va Dreit a sun lit, si s'encucha  117.XXVI.50
( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) quant elle y est, elle s’encouche et s’endort  55.2
acoucher  coucher#1 
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