Cumber Definition
kŭmbər
verb
To burden in a troublesome way.
Webster's New World
To hinder by obstruction or interference; hamper.
Webster's New World
To litter; clutter up.
Weeds cumbered the garden paths.
American Heritage
To perplex or distress.
Webster's New World
noun
A hindrance; an encumbrance.
American Heritage
Anything that cumbers.
Webster's New World
Origin of Cumber
Middle English combren to annoy from Old French combrer from combre hindrance from Vulgar Latin comboros of Celtic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the Middle English combren.
From Wiktionary
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