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encouper (1131-55)
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The form acupant is a cross reference to the following entry:

encouper (1131-55)

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encoupier,  encoupir;  encolper,  encoper,  encopir;  enculper,  encuper,  encupper, 
(p.p.f. encoulpez  Mandeville 178)  
  FEW:  culpa 2/ii,1497a Gdf:  encolper 3,109c GdfC: ∅ TL: encouper 1 3,258 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  encoulper  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to blame: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Li soldan forment les encolpa, De la mort sun fiz les reta  Gui War 8045
2lawto charge, accuse: 
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  kar il n’est pas droit ke icés les paroles mustrent ke juger les doivent et terminer, n’il ne doivent la gent encuper k’il doivent jugier  London Mun Coll 721
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si […] le princepal soit encoupé de la felonie […]  BRITT i 59
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E s’il soit mené en jugement e soit encopié de utlagerie [...]  Mir Just 104
♦lawto allege, claim: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  il nus acupe que nus li devum aquiter  Brev Plac 61

v.intrans.

1to be blamed, held responsible: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si une pecché demene (=commit) , il encoupera (ed. en coupera)  Serm DTC Shrift 156
2lawto make a count: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Bien se garde le contur qui deit encupper en play de tere k’il nome les nuns del tenant e del demandant  Brev Plac 46

p.p. as s.

lawaccused: 
( 1131-55 )  a grant lai ne jure le encupez for une foiz  Bor Cust i 38
( s.xii )  si li encupez es husebunde […]  Bor Cust i 48
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  E si li malades ne velt jurer, li encupez se est desreiniez  London Mun Coll 493
( c.1320; MS: 1419 )  Mais a la Graunt Lei ne jure li encupez fors une foiz  Lib Alb 111

See also:

acouper  couper4 
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