Middle English Dictionary Entry
enviǒus adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | enviǒus adj.(2) |
| Etymology | Cp. envīen (2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Actuated by the desire to equal or surpass others; emulous.
Associated quotations
- c1300(c1250) Floris (Cmb Gg.4.27)356 : He is suþe couetus And at þescheker enuius.
- a1500 Conq.Irel.(Rwl B.490)101/2 : He was knyght ful hardy and Enuyouse.
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)150/13 : Thei be envyeusis whiche shall goo furst up on the offerande.