avarice (1121-35)
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avarice (1121-35)

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  FEW:  avaritia 25,1190a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  avarice 8,250c TL: avarice 1,710 DEAF:  avarice  DMF:  avarice  TLF:  avarice  OED:  avarice n.  MED:  avarice n.  DMLBS:  avaritia 168b
avaricie,  avarisce,  avarise,  avarisse;  averice;  awarice,  avarie  4400  

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1 (sin of) avarice, greed, desire for wealth and material possessions: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Nof pechez criminals [...]; Ceo est adulterium [...], Superbe e averice [...]  815
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Li reis tint a mut grant vice, Sur tuz les autres, avarice  975
( 1230-53 )  E avarice ki mult blesce Est vencue par la largesce  741
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Orgoil, envie [...], Ire, tristece e avarice, Lecherie e glutonie  10020
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Encountre coveitise e avarice ke serreit coveitus ou avers  30.7
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