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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1580-1616
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Cople, Copel, v. [ME. cople, copple (c 1330), OF. copler, variant of coupler, cupler: cf. Coupil and Cuppil.] tr. To couple, unite. Also copling vbl. n. a1400 Legends of the Saints x. 347.
Mariage … that God of hevine To cople man & vemene mad a1400 Ib. xviii. 81.
Sa myn sawle mycht coplyt be [to] Ȝouris 1580 Edinburgh Testaments VIII. 139.
The said Iohne … wes sen thair copling togidder in mariage gude … to hir 1596 Dalr. II. 445/14.
To mitigat the myndes of baith … and at last copel thame in the bande of peace c1616 Hume Orthog. 33.
Conjunction is a word … serving to cople diverse senses
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