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abundance (1113-19)
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The form abondance is a cross reference to the following entry:

abundance (1113-19)

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abundaunce,  habundance,  habundaunce,  habundaunz;  abondance,  aboundans,  habondance,  haboundance,  haboundaunce;  habundant  (habundunce  vegetius2 5.18-19)  
  FEW:  abundantia 24,58b Gdf:  abondance 1,26c GdfC:  abondance 8,16b TL: abondance 1,57 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  abondance  TLF:  abondance  OED:  abundance n. and adv.  MED:  aboundaunce n.  DMLBS:  abundantia 10c

s.

1abundance: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Embolisme est creissance, Sulunc nus ‘habundance’  Comput ANTS 2386
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  La memorie de l’abundance de la tue suatume forsmetrunt  Oxf Ps ANTS 130.144.7
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  superfluité de richesces […] e habundance de temporeus biens  Ancren2 266.32
♦surfeit: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Mes come la dolor vient de fleume, si sent l'en une grevance en l'estomac, habondance de salive et la bouche mausade  A-N Med i 183
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1330-60 )  Çoe vint par habundance de humurs; Si l’apele femme cez flours  Vernac Lit 305.19
2prosperity: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Je acertes dis en la meie abundance: Ne serai esmout en parmanabletet  Oxf Ps ANTS 57.29.7

s. pl.

possessions, goods: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  icist faus secles nus somont de coveiter mondeines habundances e seculers possessions  Ancren2 269.31
d’abundance
(in order) to be sure: 
( 1345 )  Et unqore d’abundance homme ad fet sercher si le principal fuit atteint  (ed. ‘to be doubly sure’)  YBB 19 Ed III 177
♦superfluously, unnecessarily(?): 
( 1402 )  si ascun parole luy eschaperoit d’abondance, ou qe s’il dirroit riens par ignorance, negligence, ou autre voie qe n’estoit pas assentuz par ses compaignons, ou qe serroit displesance au roy, qe le roy luy vorroit ent avoir pur excusez  Rot Parl1 iii 486
en abundance
abundantly: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Le pain as angeles manja huem; viandes enveia a els en abundance  Oxf Ps ANTS 88.77.29
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Ton sanc s’avale en habundaunce  Ross ANTS 863
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  le saunc raia en grant habundance  TREVET Cron1 273.7
♦excessive: 
( 1378 )  Monsire le Conte de la Marche devint plegge  Rot Parl1 iii 39
( 1481 )  ceux expensez sount en aboundans par queux le defendaunt ne paiera  Readings i 155.3
aver en abundance
to have plenty of: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  par desdeing murir se laisse. De cels est dunc, si cum jeo crei, Ki al mulin muerent de sei. Pur nent irreit conquere en France Ki suffraite at en habundance  Salemon 10

See also:

abunder  superabundance  surabundance 
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