1avaricious, greedy for material possessions:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
Tyebaut, li quens de Chartres, fu fel et engingnous, Mout out chasteaux et villes et mout fu averous
i 134.3669
(
MS: s.xiv1
) chescun averous homme et escars quiert richesces
174
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xivm
)
Cist estoit trop averous et coveitouse
195.10
( 1360-79;
MS: s.xivex ) La file quarte et averouse Elle est clergesse covoitouse, Quelle est appellé Simonie
7345
(
MS: s.xv1
) En ceo qe ay esté trop averous de ceo qe n'ay pas esté apayé de ceo qe Dieu m'at envoyé, mes touz jours ay coveyt plus e plus
290
1miser, one who is avaricious, greedy for material possessions:
(
s.xiii;
MS: s.xiv2/4
)
Par qoi les averouz serrunt devorez
275
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: c.1255
) li aver
(var.
(C: s.xivin) averous
), qui unt les queors tuz donnez as terriennes choses
67 (var.)
(
MS: s.xivm
) Auxi bien defaut a ly averous ceo que il ad que ceo que il ne ad point
5ra
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