"couple" meaning in Old French

See couple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: couple oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], couples [oblique, plural], couple [nominative, singular], couples [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *copla, from Latin cōpula. Etymology templates: {{der|fro|VL.||*copla}} Vulgar Latin *copla, {{der|fro|la|cōpula}} Latin cōpula Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} couple oblique singular, f (oblique plural couples, nominative singular couple, nominative plural couples)
  1. couple (two things)
    Sense id: en-couple-fro-noun-jHgWkGE3
  2. sexual liaison
    Sense id: en-couple-fro-noun-AxDw321I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cople, cuple

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for couple meaning in Old French (1.8kB)

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