comburer (c.1136-65)
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comburer (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,940a comburere; Gdf: 2,188c comburé; GdfC: 9,129c comburer; TL: 2,591 comburir; DEAF:  comburir; DMF:  comburer; TLF:  comburer; OED:  combure v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 387a comburere ]
comburir;  conburer; 
p.p. comburt,  combust  

v.a.

1to burn: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  cil ki se vait depravant […], El feu d’enfer li ert meri U il ert ars e comburi  6108
( MS: s.xiii2 )  cremer .i. comburer  i 160
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  vist qe le busshoun (=the Burning Bush) arderoit & ne fust point comburt (var. combust)  39r
♦to burn, destroy: 
( 1403 )  […] pur conburer et destruier toute la Englissherie  i 142
combustion 
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