verb
cumber
Cumber (verb) means to slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.
verb
1
To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.
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Etymology
From Middle English combren, aphetic form of acombren or encombren, borrowed from Old French encombrer, ultimately either from Latin cumulus or Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”), from *kom- + *bereti (“to bear”). Cognate with German kümmern (“to take care of”).
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"cumber" (verb) means to slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.