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acouper (s.xiiiin)
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acouper (s.xiiiin)

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acoper,  acuper;  acolper,  aculper;  accuper;  acopeier  
  FEW:  culpa 2/ii,1497a Gdf:  acolper 1,64c GdfC: ∅ TL: acouper 1 1,121 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  acoulper  TLF: ∅ OED:  acoup v.  MED:  acoupen v.  DMLBS:  acculpare 16c

v.trans.

1to blame: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Joe voyl […] Ke mé freres […] de Deu ne seyent acupé  S Fran ANTS 2182
2to accuse: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Mult me acupez de estrange ret  Pet Plet ANTS 108
( MS: s.xivin )  (on Judgement Day:) Ihesu, vus nus acouperez, Solum nos fez nous jugerez  Dulcis Harley 90.17
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  devoit avoir esté arse pur avouteire, dont ele fu acoupee  TREVET Cron1 22.28
♦lawto proceed against, indict: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  aquitez en nostre Court des choses dunt il serrount acoupez  BRITT i 63
3to claim, assert: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  il nus acupe que nus li devum aquiter  Brev Plac 61

p.pr. as s.

lawplaintiff: 
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  Ore se garde bien luy acupant en bref de dreit […] qu’il n’ublie […]  Brev Plac 4

p.p. as a.

lawguilty: 
( c.1282 )  Quant home, somuns a dreit et banc, seit apert en curt e seit acopé, put aver jur et sey asonier  Bor Cust i 22
acouper la peitrine
to beat one’s breast, to repent publicly: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  qe les mayns soient prestes pur aculper la poytrine pur mes pecchés  Sz Med1 102

See also:

couper4  encouper 
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