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lecherusement (s.xiii2/4)
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lecherusement (s.xiii2/4)

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lecherousement,  leccherousement,  licherousement  
  FEW:  lekkon 16,457b Gdf:  lecherosement 4,751c GdfC: ∅ TL: lecheros (lecherosement) 5,294 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1lecherously, lewdly: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  jeo reconuis que j’ai mut pecché par fole regardure, par leccherousement parler, par leccherouse beisers, par leccherouse touchemens, par leccherouse fetz, dount jeo ne sai le noumbre  Confess 574.21
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  quant l'espus trop lecherusement (var. (F: s.xiv1/4) licherousement) Conuist sa femme  Lum Lais ANTS 2895
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ly saint Apostre nous defent De parler leccherousement  GOWER Mirour 16610
2gluttonously: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )   manjoient et bevoient lecherousement  TREVET Cron1 236.16

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See also:

lecher2  lecheral  lecherer  lecheresse1  lecheresse2  lecherie1  lecherus  lechur 
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lecherusement