acumbrer (s.xiii3/4)

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acumbrer (s.xiii3/4)

  FEW:  *comboros 2/ii,939b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  encombre (*)  DMF:  acombrer  TLF: OED:  accumber v.  MED:  acombren v.  DMLBS:
acombrer  

v.a.

1 fig. to burden, weigh down
( MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Sire, merci par charité, Par amur, Ke nus ne seum acumbré Nuyt ne jour  23.v
( MS: s.xivin ) Ore vus voil, ma duce Dame, prier [...] ke jeo puisse en ma vie Amender ma folie Ke tant acumbré me ad  194.79
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Ore veient bien k[e] lur péché Les ad mort e encumbré (var. (W: s.xivin) Les ad tut morz e acombré ), Si Dampnedeu pur sa bunté De lur maisfait ne prent pité  394 (var.)

v.refl.

1 fig. to burden oneself (with duties, obligations, etc.)
( 1310 ) Si vos auncestres se acombrerent et chargerent ou il se pount avoir deschargez  Ed II iv 98
acumbrance  cumbrer  encumbrer 
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