vercopen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch farkōpon. Equivalent to ver- +‎ côpen.

Verb

vercôpen

1. to sell
   • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:

     Ende den scepenen van velseke teuoirst dat der boidin molniser van dalle(m) vercochte den hare henricke van den putte portere van ghint...

     And to the aldermen of velseke foremost, that the lord Boidin Molniser of Dallem sold to the lord Henrick van den Putte, citizen of Ghent...

2. to sell out, to betray

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: verkopen
• Limburgish: verkoupe

Further reading

• “vercopen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vercopen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN