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coveiter (s.xii1)
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coveiter (s.xii1)

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covaiter,  covater,  coveiteer,  coveitir,  coveter,  covetter,  coviter;  covoiter,  cuveiter;  koveiter;  convoiter, 
(p.pr. coveitance)  
  FEW:  cupiditas 2/ii,1552a Gdf:  convoitier 2,290b GdfC:  covoitier 9,237a TL: covoitier 2,1001 DEAF:  covoit (covoitier)  DMF:  convoiter  TLF:  convoiter  OED:  covet v.  MED:  coveiten v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

emotionto covet, desire strongly: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Pur l’erité qu’il cuveited Sa niece mesmariee ad  GAIMAR1 97
( 1326-27 )  coveitouse gentz, qe coveient baillies  Rot Parl1 ii 10
♦ emotion to covet, lust for: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Oi, fille [...], oblie le tuen pople e la maisun tun pere, e coveitera li reis la tue bealtet  Oxf Ps ANTS 69.44.13
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  vous ne coveterés la femme vostre proeme  Mirour Egl 33.65
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  jo vus amonest[e] une chose, que vus ne convoitiez ne sa femme ne sa fille  A-N Med ii 22
♦emotionto desire, wish for: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Astetei (='behold'), je coveitai les tuens comandemenz  Oxf Ps ANTS 116.118.40
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ke het autre e coveite sa mort  Comm RTMS 228.23
♦ emotion to long for: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E quant cil tant le (=J.C.) cuveiterent Ki loinz devant k’il venist erent, E pur lur seinte cuveitie Od li sunt en durable vie  Mirur1 145ra10
♦ emotion to desire, have an appetite for: 
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  s’il ad la ventre freid e s’il ne covet nulle liqu[i]de (Latin: cibum) […] el nefim[e] jour morat  A-N Med ii 256

v.absol.

emotionto covet, desire strongly: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Coveite e defist la meie aneme es aistres de nostre Seignur  Oxf Ps ANTS 92.83.1
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  ne sessent ja de coveiter; Mes poi lur semble tut quanke il unt  Lum Lais ANTS 3854

v.intrans.

to strive, fight: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Mes ore tant se targe la pees en coveitant (var. (H: s.xiv1/4) covaytaunt ; (P2: s.xiv3/4) covataunt) Que sa chevalerie […] fu prise meintenant  LANGTOFT thiol2 284.652
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  La char coveyte encontre le espirit, e l’esperit estrive encontre la char  BOZ Cont 51
coveiter (a) (+ inf.)
emotion to desire, wish to: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Coveitad la meie aneme a desirer tes justificaciuns en chescun tens  Oxf Ps ANTS 115.118.20
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En servage e en vilté mettre nos coveitez  Rom Chev ANTS 2327
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  il quidout Deu resembler E covita estre sun per  Lum Lais ANTS 1198
( 1410-15; MS: c.1415-20 )  Pur ceo q’a voz pays je coveite venir  SAMPS1 420
coveiter en
to hunt for, chase after: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Cuveiterunt en l'aneme del juste (Latin: Captabunt in animam iusti), e sanc nunnuisant condemnerunt  Oxf Ps ANTS 99.93.21

p.pr. as a.

emotiondesirous: 
( MS: s.xivin )  Ceo tienk que jeo sui coveitant  Dulcis Harley 88.102
( c.1400 )  mult sumes coveitance (l. coveitante) de vous avoir  SAMPS2 (H1) 14r

p.p. as a.

in demand, sought after: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  char de moton e (=is) plus coveyté e meuz vendu adunke ke aprés le Aust  HENLEY2 274.c33

sbst. inf.

emotioncovetousness: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  (Judas) De sun sein reçut le loier, Kar del queor prist le coveiter  Salemon 10492
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 )  En cuveiter gist grant pertes  Prov Serl2 6.98

See also:

recoveiter 
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