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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
abound .
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Examples
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And because all merchants give and take, they give that they have and take that they have not; Jesu Christ in this merchandise gave and took, he took that which in this world aboundeth, that is to wit, to be born to labour and to die, he gave again to us to be born spiritually, to rise and reign perdurably.
The Golden Legend, vol. 1 1230-1298 1900
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The whole comment is a development of the word perisseuei "aboundeth," whence he infers that they were "more abundant," perissa: (as, plainly, the bodily sufferings of the army of Martyrs have been more numerous.)
NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians Editor 1889
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Al – Saláhitah,35 which aboundeth in sandal-wood when the captain cast anchor, — And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
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Abide with me; for the Lord is bountiful and good aboundeth with me.
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“My advice is that thou pluck out thy wing-feathers, wherewith thou speedest thy flight, and tarry with us in tranquillity, eating of our meat and drinking of our drink in this pasturage, that aboundeth in trees rife with fruits yellow-ripe and we will sojourn, we and thou, in this fruitful stead and enjoy the company of one another.”
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“O my mother, no harm shall befall thee, now I am come; so have no concern, for these saddle bags are full of gold and gems, and good aboundeth with me.”
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Rejoined the fox, laughing, “How excellent is what the learned say of him who aboundeth in ignorance like unto thee!”
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If there be iron ore, and streams whereupon to set the mills, iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
The Essays 2007
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Wood commonly aboundeth but too much; and therefore timber is fit to be one.
The Essays 2007
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Where sin aboundeth, grace aboundeth much more, Rom.v. 20.
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