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combler (1165-80 (?))

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combler (1165-80 (?))

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1526b cumulare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,129b combler; TL: 2,589 combler; DEAF: combler; DMF: combler 1; TLF: combler; OED: comble v.; MED: comelen v.; DMLBS: 532b cumulare ]

coumbler, cumbler

v.a.1to pile up, make a heap of; to accumulate
v.n.1to pile up (on each other)
sbst._inf.1heaped measure (of grain)
p.p._as_a.1(of a measure) heaped

v.a.

1to pile up, make a heap of:

( 1379-80 ) pur ceo que plusours fumers et fumes sount mys et coumblez ensemble i 39

♦fig.to accumulate:

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) (in Heaven) plus ad bien en un an comblez K’en cest mund cent mil anz anombrez 2832

v.n.

1to pile up (on each other):

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Si esgardeit en cele mer, E veit dunkes undes cumbler E peindre avant icel vaissel 262.244

sbst._inf.

1volume unitheaped measure (of grain):

( c.1270; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) le coumbler […] e lez cantels e le remenant ke entrun [sic] en gerner sanz taille ou numbre agendrunt al seignur poy de pru 276.c39

p.p._as_a.

1volume unit(of a measure) heaped:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) La veissele, que fud posee Laenz la nuit, ore l’unt trovee De cler furment bien cumblee 5064

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Mesure bone e habundant, Cumblee e surdecurant 128vb10

( c.1306-12 ) un mouner [...] le (=corn) deit [...] amener a l'ostel comblé et bien prissé deus foiz ou treis 265

nient comblé
nientcomblé

comble#2 encombler

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