friande (1396)
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friande (1396)

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[gdw]

  FEW:  frigere 1 3,790a Gdf:  friant 4,146b GdfC:  friand 9,664a TL: frïant 3,2260 DEAF:  frire (friant)  DMF:  friand  TLF:  friand  OED:  friand adj. and n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

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1 lewd, lecherous: 
( s.xv1/4 ) lecchierres, friande (M.E. likerous)  163
estre friande de
1to be eager, greedy for: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Et ces deaux mescheanx serront si friandes de lour viande q'ils le transgloute[r]ont sanz maschier, a cause d'estancher plus tost lour grande fayme  17.31
frire#1 
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