† aˈccumbrous, a. Obs.
Also 5 acombrous
[for earlier encomberous: see accumber and -ous; cf. cumbrous.]
Cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome.
c 1392 Chaucer Compl. Venus 42 (Tanner MS.) A litill tyme his gifte is agreable But ful acombrous is the vsynge [other MSS. encoumberouse, encumbrous, encomberous]. |