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luxure (s.xii1/3)

luxure (s.xii1/3)

luxorie,  luxuire,  luxuri,  luxurie,  luxuris,  luxurye  (luxsurie)  
  FEW:  luxuria 5,480b Gdf: GdfC:  luxure 10,101b TL: luxure 5,743 / luxurie 5,745 DEAF:  luxure  / luxure (luxurie)  DMF:  luxure  TLF:  luxure  OED:  luxure n.  / luxury n.  MED:  luxuri(e n.  DMLBS:  luxuria 1666c

s.

lust, lechery
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ele (=a stone) fait homes amerus E de luxurie vertuus  Lapid 207.100
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  ki avoiltret sun mari [...] Sun queor est dedenz [...] Tot orz de luxsurie  Salemon 7244
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  a dampnaciun Auntecrist e ses desciples Serra pur ydolatrie e luxuire e avarice  Apoc giffard 3102
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  sachetz certeynement que luxure est destruction du corps, abreviacion de vie, corruption des vertuz, grand trespas encontre la ley, et fet plusors altres mals que nous ne dirrom pas ore  Secr anon 6.35
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et si sont si coveitous qe pur un poy d’argent ils vendent lors filles, lors soeurs, lour propres femmes pur mettre a luxure  Mandeville 279

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See also:

luxurier  luxurius 
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luxure