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[descombrement] (1120-40)

The form discumbrement is a cross reference to the following entry:

[descombrement] (1120-40)

descumbrement,  discumbrement  
  FEW:  *comboros 2/ii,938b Gdf:  descombrement 2,560a GdfC: TL: descombrement 2,1512 DEAF:  encombre (*)  DMF:  décombrement  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

unburdening, relief from encumbrances
( MS: 1120-40 )  De lur tresor prenent l’or e l’argent, Sil funt jeter devant la povre gent; Par iço quident aver discumbrement  S Alexis1 528
( MS: s.xii4/4 ) [...] aver descumbrement De cel aver  S Alexis2 495

See also:

descombrer 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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