comble2 (1160-74)
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comble2 (1160-74)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1527a cumulus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,129a comble 2; TL: 2,588 comble 2 /2,589 comble 3; DEAF:  comble 1; DMF:  comble 2; TLF:  comble 2; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 532b cumulus ]
coomb;  coumb,  coumble,  counble;  cumb,  cumbe,  cumble  

s.

1heap, pile: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Comble de blé, somme des biens  (5) 143r
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Lesqueux (=stones) ils assemblauntz firent une comble  260
( MS: 1419 )  des rues, des venelles a garder nettez saunz coumble des fiens et de ordure  288
2volumeunit(heaped) measure: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  modus: cumb  ii 101
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  Vos provotz e vos gerenters (l. gerneters) fetes charger par mesure rese, […], kar au cumble est grant fraude  324
♦volumeunitmeasure (of grain): 
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  ces ne doivent achater al plus fors une cumbe de blé  724
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Grant fouleie dist hom des vileins […] mute des chiens, Coumble de blé  232
♦difference between heaped and razed or stricken measure: 
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Et auxsi deyt hom […] tut jurs alower a .iiij. quarter le .v. pur le comble  724
( MS: s.xiv2/3 )  par mesure rasé saunz comble ou cantel  477.21
a comble
1brimfull, heaped: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Un sarkeu fist apareilier Lez la meisiere del mustier [...]; Puis le fist chascun vendresdi [...] Emplir a cumble de furment E departir a povre gent  i 188.725
( 1330 )  […] ont pris .xxv. quarters des bledz pur .xx. quarters, purceo q’ils ont mesuré chescun bussel a coumble  i 262

a.

1heaped: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Amur n’est mie amur ke ne se desmesure Ne qui a Deu se doune meins ke a cumble mesure  p.xiv
( 1272-1307 )  […] deit estre la charette de un quarter pleyn coumble, et si meins soit, soit forfait  100
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la tres grant joie ke vus […] ne dorriez […] pur plein cest mond comble de or esmerez  264.27
encombler 
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