We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
couperon (s.xiii2)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

The form coperun is a cross reference to the following entry:

couperon (s.xiii2)

Cite this entry
couperun,  cowperun;  coperon,  coperoun,  coperun;  copporon;  cuplun  
  FEW:  cuppa 2/ii,1555b Gdf:  couperon 2,334b GdfC: ∅ TL: coperon 2,830 DEAF:  cope (coperon)  DMF:  couperon  TLF: ∅ OED:  couperoun n.  MED:  coperoun n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1bot.top, tip (of herb etc.): 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  tormentine, pigre, coperon de ronce  Pop Med 70.39
( MS: s.xiv2 )  la petite consoude, la mene consoude, coperoun de canvre  Rom 37 512
( MS: s.xv )  Cime Rumicis: (C20) gallice coperuns de rounce, anglice crop of þe red brere  Plant Names 82
2archit.coping, cornice: 
( 1368 )  In soillas serches et coperons  Build salz 109
( 1407-08 )  pur un plastre[r] affaire lez mantelles et coperons de .ij. chemenés et un bras et un mantel en la shop – .vij. s.  Mch Tayl Accs2 285 (9 Hen IV)
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
coperun