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[surfluer] (1378-79)

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[surfluer] (1378-79)

surflouer,  surflower  
  FEW:  fluere *3,642a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  superfluere 3306a

v.trans.

to flood, inundate, swamp
( 1378-79 ) (the mill) surounde e surflowe les mores e maroys […] al mountace de quatre centz acres de terre  TNA SC 8/111/5515
( 1381 ) la cours du eawe est estoppé si graundement qe les gardeins, prees, pastures e autres terres des ditz comones tenant illoesqes so[n]t noiés e surflouez a graunt nusaunce e damage des touz resseantz illoesqes  TNA SC 8/129/6430

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See also:

fluer  sur2  superfluer 
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