covée

Old French

Etymology

From a nominal use of the feminine past participle of Latin cubāre, present active infinitive of cubō (“I lie down, recline; I incubate; I am broody”).

Noun

covée oblique singular, f (oblique plural covées, nominative singular covée, nominative plural covées)

  1. A brood (of chickens or birds); a clutch (of eggs).

Descendants

  • French: couvée
  • Norman: couvée
  • English: covey
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