miserly, mean:
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Hyene signefie [...] Hume aver, cuveitus, Ki est luxurius
Best ants 1195
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
Chinches, avers, graignus e sorquidez
Pet Phil 2846
(
s.xiiim;
MS: c.1300
)
Nobles homme e delicious, Mes avers fu e orgoillous
Dial Jul 892
(
s.xiv1
)
il ne doit pas eschure cele vice
(=extravagance) en tieu maniere q’il en soit trop avers ne trop eschars
Lib Cust 18
1miser:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
mielz valdreit Un poi celui
(=to him) ki Deu crendreit Ke molt granz tresors a avel Ki unkes n’at asez chatel. Ja aver asez nen avreit Se tot l’or del monde sons esteit
Salemon 8873
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Remeine li avers e vienge li overur
(var. (P: c.1310) guerreur), Li bacheler vayllant, li duc e li contur. Ne vienge marchant, vilein ne laborur!
Rom Chev ANTS 3928
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
La troie de glotonie occist toz les glotons. Li gopil de coveitise occist toz les avers e les coveitus
Ancren2 41.16
2mean, unjust man:
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
li dreitereus la tere adresce, L'aver la destruit par sa destresce
Lum Lais ANTS 3600
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