"couren" meaning in Middle English

See couren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkuːrən/
Etymology: Borrowed from either Middle Low German kûren (“to lie in wait; linger”) or a similar North Germanic word (e.g. Icelandic kúra (“to doze”)). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|gml|kûren|t=to lie in wait; linger}} Middle Low German kûren (“to lie in wait; linger”), {{bor|enm|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|is|kúra||to doze}} Icelandic kúra (“to doze”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} couren Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|cour|inf2=0|y=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], couren [infinitive], to couren [infinitive], coure [first-person, present, singular], coured [first-person, past, singular], courest [present, second-person, singular], couredest [past, second-person, singular], coureth [present, singular, third-person], coured [past, singular, third-person], coure [present, singular, subjunctive], coured [past, singular, subjunctive], coure [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], couren [plural, present], coure [plural, present], coureden [past, plural], courede [past, plural], coureth [imperative, plural, present], coure [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], courynge [participle, present], courende [participle, present], coured [participle, past]
  1. To crouch, especially in fear; to cower. Categories (topical): Fear, Gaits
    Sense id: en-couren-enm-verb-n4hGDJZC Disambiguation of Fear: 100 0 Disambiguation of Gaits: 55 45 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: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. To hide or conceal oneself. Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-couren-enm-verb-gq9gsDUg Disambiguation of Gaits: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cowre, curyn, koure

Alternative forms

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