Middle English Dictionary Entry
lī̆berǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | lī̆berǒus adj. |
| Etymology | ?ML līberōsus; cp. CL līber 'licentious'. Also cp. OF liberal (pl. liberaus) & OD liberal adj., sense 3. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Lascivious, lecherous; (b) gluttonous.
Associated quotations
a
- c1455 Chaucer CT.WB.(Mrg M 249)D.752 : Liberous [Heng: Lucya, likerous, loued hir housbonde so..She yaf hym..a maner loue drynke].
b
- a1450 PPl.A(1) (RwlPoet 137)7.250 : Liberous [Trin-C: he is..likerous of tunge].