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abunder (s.xii1)
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abunder (s.xii1)

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abonder,  abounder;  habunder,  habonder,  habounder  (avunder)  
  FEW:  abundare 24,59b Gdf:  abonder 1 1,27a GdfC:  abonder 8,16c / abondant 8,16b TL: abonder 1,57 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  abonder  / abondant  TLF:  abonder  / abondant  OED:  abound v.1  / abundant a. and adv.  MED:  abounden v.1  / aboundaunt a.  DMLBS:  abundare 2 10c

v.trans.

to endow generously: 
( c.1213; MS: s.xivin )  K’en cest siecle habundez plusurs E lur festes grant sucurs  S Foy 67

v.intrans.

1to abound, be abundant: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) richeises si vus abundent, ne voilez le cuer aposer  Oxf Ps ANTS 77.61.10
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Doz signes au ciel dont clarté nous abonde […]  Rom Chev ANTS 37
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Querez primes le regné Dé […] E trestut vus abunderat  Mirur3 4304
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Trestuz bens lur abunderunt Par le ymage ke le honurerunt  Mir N-D 239.75
( MS: s.xiiim )  laquele humor li abunde al cors  Rom 32 (O.1.20) 83
( MS: s.xiv1 )  (think of) Seint R. quaunt tu mangeras ou beverez, et toutes choses toi abounderount  Receptaria 1
( 1430-31 )  lez mischiefs & grevauncez suisditz aboundent & encrescent  Rot Parl1 iv 382
2to be fecund, productive of children: 
( MS: 1307-25 )  Mult femmes habunderunt. En cel an mult nesterunt  Rom 15 (Gg.1.1) 325.99
abunder de, en
1to abound in: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  les oeilles d’els fedunuses, abundanz en lur eissemenz  Oxf Ps ANTS 129.143.16
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  boche de felons surunde De vilainies e abunde  Salemon 8976
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  il habundera de grant sens et sera acceptable a Deu et al pueple  Lapid 279.IX
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  teles genz non seculers abundent de pecché du siecle  Ancren2 171.23
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Auxint deit homme sage com plus crest en graundur plus abunder en aumone  BOZ Cont 178
2to persist in: 
( 1380 )  issint continuantz & abondantz es leur ditz malveistés  Rot Parl1 iii 96

v. impers.

abunder qe (+ sbj.)
to be often the case that: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) E abunda que il desturnast la sue ire (Latin: habundavit ut averteret iram suam)  Oxf Ps ANTS 89.77.43

v.refl.

to abound: 
( 1350-51 )  les grevances […] s’aboundent  Rot Parl1 ii 232

p.pr. as a.

fruitful: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  La tue feme sicume viz abundant […] Li tuen fil sicume li plançun des olives  Oxf Ps ANTS 123.127.3
( s.xiv3/4; MS: s.xiv3/4 )  la terre ne lessa pas son bon fruyt, Einz fu abundaunte en tuz byens qu Meliau ust  S Melor 24
♦also_fig.plentiful, abundant: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  ki il fussent abundanz en parole e ardanz en amur  Mirour Egl 64.23
( 1398-99; MS: s.xv1 )  la habundante fontaigne de grace  Lett & Pet 12.xiv.24
tres abundant
tresabundant

p.pr. as s.

1abundance, large number (?): 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Li curres Deu nient numbrables milliers de abundanz (Latin: abundantium)  Camb Ps 114.LXVII.18
2(pl.) the rich: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Mult saulet est la nostre aneme del reproce des abundanz (Latin: abundantium)  Camb Ps 236.CXXII.4
par abundant
abundantly: 
( 1377 )  a ceste chose faire nostre dite frere s’ad de novel et par haboundant obligé  Rot Scot i 985
( 1378 )  par habundant, Monsieur le Conte de la Marche devint plegge  Rot Parl1 iii 39

p.p. as a.

wealthy, well-endowed: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Lazarus d’umilité Esteit riches e habundé  Salemon 7868
estre abundé de
to be sated in: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Heom est tenu pur saolé Quant sun desir est achevé, Quant sun corage est avundé De la faim ki ainz l’ad pené  Salemon 11107

See also:

abundance  surabunder 
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