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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  67

v.intrans.

1to abound, be abundant: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) richeises si vus abundent, ne voilez le cuer aposer  77.61.10
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Doz signes au ciel dont clarté nous abonde […]  37
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Querez primes le regné Dé […] E trestut vus abunderat  4304
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Trestuz bens lur abunderunt Par le ymage ke le honurerunt  239.75
( MS: s.xiiim )  laquele humor li abunde al cors  83
( MS: s.xiv1 )  (think of) Seint R. quaunt tu mangeras ou beverez, et toutes choses toi abounderount  1
( 1430-31 )  lez mischiefs & grevauncez suisditz aboundent & encrescent  iv 382
2to be fecund, productive of children: 
( MS: 1307-25 )  Mult femmes habunderunt. En cel an mult nesterunt  325.99
abunder de, en
1to abound in: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  les oeilles d’els fedunuses, abundanz en lur eissemenz  129.143.16
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  boche de felons surunde De vilainies e abunde  8976
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  il habundera de grant sens et sera acceptable a Deu et al pueple  279.IX
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  teles genz non seculers abundent de pecché du siecle  171.23
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Auxint deit homme sage com plus crest en graundur plus abunder en aumone  178
2to persist in: 
( 1380 )  issint continuantz & abondantz es leur ditz malveistés  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)  89.77.43

v.refl.

to abound: 
( 1350-51 )  les grevances […] s’aboundent  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  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  24
♦also_fig.plentiful, abundant: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  ki il fussent abundanz en parole e ardanz en amur  64.23
( 1398-99; MS: s.xv1 )  la habundante fontaigne de grace  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)  114.LXVII.18
2(pl.) the rich: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Mult saulet est la nostre aneme del reproce des abundanz (Latin: abundantium)  236.CXXII.4
par abundant
abundantly: 
( 1377 )  a ceste chose faire nostre dite frere s’ad de novel et par haboundant obligé  i 985
( 1378 )  par habundant, Monsieur le Conte de la Marche devint plegge  iii 39

p.p. as a.

wealthy, well-endowed: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Lazarus d’umilité Esteit riches e habundé  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  11107

See also:

abundance  surabunder 
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