acombler (c.1230)
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acombler (c.1230)

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  FEW:  cumulare 2/ii,1527a Gdf:  acombler 1,65a GdfC: ∅ TL: acombler 1,97 DEAF:  combler (acombler)  DMF:  accombler 1  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  accumulare 16c
acumbler,  acomplier  

v.a.

1to pile up, make a heap of: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  robba les senatours et ordina huches de feer pur acombler le tresour qu’il avoit ravi  195.11
♦ fig. to accumulate, gather: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Tant li acumblent ses mesfez, Tant les funt horribles e leiez Ke il (=devils) le mettent en desespeir  2151
( MS: s.xiv1 ) sauge [...] ové troisfoil, artemesie et madrage et pervenke fait au portant mout de richesce acombler  187
acombler de
1 emotion to fill with (an emotion): 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Et cestes choses oiez, sont ils acompliez (var. repleniz) (Latin: repleti sunt) de ire  (A) 371b
combler  encombler 
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