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[enundation] (1271-72)
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[enundation] (1271-72)

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inondacion,  inundation  
  FEW:  inundare 4,785b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  inondation 10,18b TL: inondacïon 4,1401 DEAF:  inondacion I289 DMF:  inondation  TLF:  inondation  OED:  inundation n.  MED:  inundacioun n.  DMLBS:  inundatio  1460c

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flooding, flood: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Car en doble manere ovre souz terre puet estre parfait, ou par hautesce des ewes ou par inondacion  vegetius2 128.6-7
( 1347 )  [...] les gentz de la ville de Frismerk, [...] qe come par diverses inundations et destructions de l'ewe de Humbre q'avindrent a la dite ville, et aviegnent de jour en jour, si q'ils furent tant enpoverez q'ils ne poaint sustenir la defense et meschiefs du dite ewe  Rot Parl1 ii 187

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