Middle English Dictionary Entry
enviǒus adj.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | enviǒus adj.(1) Also in-. |
| Etymology | AF envious. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Given to, or actuated by, ill-will, hatred, or enmity; hostile; also, proceeding from such feeling;--with to or on phrase.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)14460 : Þe Iuus..war ful enwius.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.3288 : Fortune..is envious and mutable.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.1169 : Remus..Vpon Grekis was so envious.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.3859 : Þouȝ þat I be to þe envious, And of þi deth inly desirous.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.3393 : Þe Grekis..With rancour brent of her envious hete.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)1101 : Thorgh her envious strif, At the ende euerich loste his lif.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)3901 : Of verray hate and of envious pryde.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)5473 : As a stepmoder envyous.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)2573 : Morgan hadde enuiouse felawes..Þem were leuere werre þan pes.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)9 : Biseigyd with envious men and enemeys of þe Emperoure.
2.
Given to, affected or actuated by, or proceeding from annoyance and ill-will toward another because of his superior advantages; envious, jealous;--also as noun.
Associated quotations
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)27 : Þe venimouse herte of þe enuiouse zeneȝeþ generalliche.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)2.345 : This Envious..Whan that he [etc.].
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)4080 : Þe abbot..Had foure dyscyplys ful enuyus.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)3952 : Þyn herte ys ful enuyus.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27706 : Sais Senec on þe envius..ai þe mar sele þat he se On oþer men, þe mar care has he.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)5.1195 : To hem he was so passing envious.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)2.666 : Now myghte som envious jangle thus.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)3.1454 : Envyous day, what list the so to spien?
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)3.838 : But O thow wikked serpent jalousie! Thow mysbyleved and envyous folie!
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)69/17 : Men er so prowde, so enuyous, so grete glotouns.
- c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) (Add 25011)115 : Be envyous covetyse.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2047 : Viscownte of Valewnce, anuyous of werkys.
- c1450 Man a-mong (Lamb 853)115/37 : Charite..is..Neuere enuyose for ony þing To freend ne foo.
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)53/18 : There be other that be enuious to see other in gretter degre thanne they.
- c1475(c1450) Idley Instr.(Cmb Ee.4.37)2.B.710 : This abbot..Hadde iiij monkis..That were vnto Florens for his lieuyng invious.