envier2 (s.xii1)
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envier2 (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 4,799b invidia; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,495c envier; TL: ∅; DEAF:  envie (enviier); DMF:  envier 2; TLF:  envier; OED:  envy v. 1; MED:  envien v. 1; DMLBS: 1468b invidere ]
emvier  

v.a.

1emotionto envy, be jealous of, resent: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li rei estrange l’envioent Kar mult cremeient e dutoent Que tut le munde cunquesist E lur digneté lur tolist  9781
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  de mutz esteit cist envié  1772
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  E li envius pur ço suvent envire sun suverain ke il plus vaut de li  i 26
2to compete, vie with, emulate: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  N’envirer ome torçonier (Latin: Ne emuleris hominem iniustum) , Lai ses veies e sun sentier  3085
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Chascun villain sun per envie, Ki rien sout de charpentierie  3509

v.n.

1emotionto be envious: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) deguerpis furu, ne voiles envier que tu malignes (Latin:  noli aemulari ut maligneris)  63.36.8
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Ne volent le bien qu’oient dire Pur la reine, kil desire; E pur iço que il emvient, Ço qu’ele plus het, ço en dient  832
envier en, encuntre, sur
1 to be envious of: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Ne vuiles tu envier en celui chi at prosperitet en sa veie  63.36.7
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  je enviai sur les torcenus  84.72.3
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  jeo enviai (Latin: aemulatus sum) encuntre mes enemis  127.LXXII.3

v.refl.

1to vie with each other, compete: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li sergant guaimentent e crient, Al duluser entre eos s’envient  5120

p.pr._as_a.

1emotionenvious, jealous: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Et les patriarches enviauntz (Latin: aemulantes) vendirent Joseph en Egypte  (A) 364c

sbst._inf.

1emotionenvy, jealousy: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  en lur entailleures a envier (Latin: ad aemulandum) le (=God) commourent  143.LXXVII.58
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