couchen

See also: Couchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

chouchen, cowchyn, kouchen, couche, cowche

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuːtʃən/, /ˈtʃuːtʃən/

Verb

couchen

To lie upon a bed or couch; to recline oneself.
To lie or bow down in a submissive or deferent manner.
To spread put foil or ornaments across; to decorate or adorn.
To place or put; to gently drop.
To organise; to place in specific positions.
(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	couched
imperative singular	couche	—

plural¹	couchen, couche	coucheden, couchede
imperative plural	coucheth, couche	—

participles	couchynge, couchende	couched, ycouched

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

Descendants

English: couch
Scots: cooch, cootch

References

“cǒuchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.

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