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envius (1113-19)
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The form envous is a cross reference to the following entry:

envius (1113-19)

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emvious,  emvius;  envious,  envous,  envuos  (ennvius (l. enwius?)  S Clem ANTS 10848)  
  FEW:  invidia 4,799a Gdf:  envieus 3,316c GdfC:  envios 9,496a TL: envïos 3,720 DEAF:  envie (envios)  DMF:  envieux  TLF:  envieux  OED:  envious a.  MED:  envious a. 1  / envious a. 2  DMLBS:  invidiosus 1468c / invidus 1468c

a.

1emotionenvious, jealous, resentful: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Margan out od sei compainons Mult envius e mult felons, Qui n'amoent guaires la pais  Brut WACE 2074
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Ele est legere e enviuse, Avere e chiche e cuveituse  S Modw 3149
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  nous trovoms les meyns pussantz envious e orgoillous  BOZ Cont 90
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Ne seez pas emvious Ne plain de ire ne cuveitus  Folies (H) 41
2ill-natured: 
( c.1185 )  Li levrers esteit famillus E fu mult fel e envius  Proth ANTS 3296

s.

emotionenvious, jealous, resentful person: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Se li envius Est tant de putes murs Que il nel voillet oir  Comput ANTS 139
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  [...] Ces mauveis envius ki m’envient forment  Horn 1935
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  (the) Devil: Si crurent l’amonestement De l’envius kis enginnia  Purg S Pat first anon 1453
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  custume est as envius Que gruçus sunt e ennuius  Mirur2 141
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