couchen

See also: Couchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French couchier, from Latin collocāre; equivalent to couche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːtʃən/, /ˈtʃuːtʃən/

Verb

couchen

  1. To lie upon a bed or couch; to recline oneself.
  2. To lie or bow down in a submissive or deferent manner.
  3. To spread put foil or ornaments across; to decorate or adorn.
  4. To place or put; to gently drop.
  5. To organise; to place in specific positions.
  6. (rare) To cause to lie down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of couchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) couchen, couche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular couche couched
2nd-person singular couchest couchedest
3rd-person singular coucheth couched
subjunctive singular couche
imperative singular —
plural1 couchen, couche coucheden, couchede
imperative plural coucheth, couche —
participles couchynge, couchende couched, ycouched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: couch
  • Scots: cooch, cootch

References

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