Middle English Dictionary Entry
combre n.
Entry Info
Forms | combre n. Also cumbre. |
Etymology | Cp. encumbre . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Distress; destruction.
Associated quotations
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)12514 : Þere þre þousend shyppes were dreynt..And alle þe folk, with-oute numbre, Alle broȝt y hem to kumbre.
- ?a1400 Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Petyt 511)15474 : [Cadwan seide he wolde passe Humber,] Elfrik for to bring to komber.