acumbler (c.1230)

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acumbler (c.1230)

[ FEW: 2/ii,1527a cumulare; Gdf: 1,65a acombler; GdfC: ; TL: 1,97 acombler; DEAF: ; DMF:  accombler 1; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 16c accumulare ]
acombler;  acomplier  

v.a.

1also_fig.to accumulate, heap up
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Tant li acumblent ses mesfez, Tant les funt horribles e leiez Ke il (=devils) le mettent en desespeir  2151
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Et cestes choses oiez, sont ils acompliez (var. repleniz) (Latin: repleti sunt) de ire  (A) 371b
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  robba les senatours et ordina huches de feer pur acombler le tresour qu’il avoit ravi  195.11
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