"acoveren" meaning in Middle English

See acoveren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old English ācofrian, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀkoborōn. Equivalent to ā- + coveren, ultimately from Latin *cupero (“to take, seize”). Compare recoveren. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ācofrian}} Old English ācofrian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*uʀkoborōn}} Proto-West Germanic *uʀkoborōn, {{af|enm|ā-|coveren}} ā- + coveren, {{der|enm|la|*cupero|t=to take, seize}} Latin *cupero (“to take, seize”), {{com|enm|recoveren}} recoveren Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} acoveren Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|acover}} Forms: weak [table-tags], acoveren [infinitive], to acoveren [infinitive], acovere [infinitive], acovere [first-person, present, singular], acovered [first-person, past, singular], acoverede [first-person, past, singular], acoverest [present, second-person, singular], acoveredest [past, second-person, singular], acovereth [present, singular, third-person], acovered [past, singular, third-person], acoverede [past, singular, third-person], acovere [present, singular, subjunctive], acovered [past, singular, subjunctive], acoverede [past, singular, subjunctive], acovere [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], acoveren [plural, present], acovere [plural, present], acovereden [past, plural], acovered [past, plural], acoverede [past, plural], acovereth [imperative, plural, present], acovere [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], acoverynge [participle, present], acoverende [participle, present], acovered [participle, past], yacovered [participle, past], acoueri [alternative], acouere [alternative], akouere [alternative]
  1. to recover
    Sense id: en-acoveren-enm-verb-Ul3yMLK0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 36 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with a-: 38 19 28 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 24 25 23
  2. to remedy (an omission)
    Sense id: en-acoveren-enm-verb-KQD8BPEh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 36 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 24 25 23
  3. to revive, regain consciousness
    Sense id: en-acoveren-enm-verb-FxPPXBlT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 36 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 24 25 23
  4. to rise again
    Sense id: en-acoveren-enm-verb-tb8ZOQb2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 36 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 25 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 24 25 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: recoveren
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    }
  ],
  "word": "acoveren"
}

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