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accumber
† aˈccumber, v. Obs. Forms: 4–5 acombre, acumbre; 4–6 acomber, acumber; 5–6 acomer, accombre; 6 accumbre, accoumbre, accomber, accumber. [for earlier encombre (see a- prefix 10), a. OFr. encombre-r, f. en in, on + combrer, cumbrer; see cumber. Subseq. confused with words in a- :—L. ad-, and refashio...
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acumbre
acumber, acumbre earlier (and better) form of accumber v. Obs. to encumber.
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accumbrous
† 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...
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accumbrance
† aˈccumbrance Obs. Also 5 acombraunce, 6 acc-. [for earlier encombraunce, a. OFr. encombrance, f. encombre-r: see accumber and -nce.] The act of encumbering, impeding, overwhelming; molestation, injury.1489 Caxton Faytes of Armes i. xvii. 49 Which thyng is grete acombraunce and full of parel. a 152...
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accumbering
† aˈccumbering, vbl. n. Obs. Also 4 accombring. [f. accumber + -ing1.] The action of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming.1340 Ayenb. 182 Vor ine þe ende liþ ofte þe accombringe and nyxt þe havene spilþ ofte þet ssip þet geþ zikerliche ine þe heȝe ze.
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encumber
▪ I. † enˈcumber, n. Obs. Forms: 4 encumbre, encumbir, 6 encombre, 7 encomber, encumber. Also 6 incomber, incumber. [a. OF. encombre = Pr. encombre, It. ingombro:—late L. incumbrum, f. incumbrāre: see encumber v.] The state of being encumbered; concr. an encumbrance, embarrassment, trouble, annoyanc...
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cumber
▪ I. cumber, n. (ˈkʌmbə(r)) Forms: 4 kumbre, 5 komber, cumbyre, 6 combre, 6–7 comber, Sc. cummer, (-ar, -yr), 6– cumber. [Used early in 14th c. in sense 1; but not common till 16th, and then at first chiefly Scotch, where it is also spelt cummer. The date, form, and sense, are all consistent with it...
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a-
a-, prefix from various sources. 1. OE. a-, originally ar- (rarely preserved, as in ar-æfnan), OHG. ar-, ir- ur- (mod. G. er-), Goth. us- ur-, implying motion onward or away from a position, hence away, on, up, out, and thus with verbs of motion adding intensity; as in a-bide, a-go, a-rise, a-wake, ...
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