† folly-largessen.

Forms: late Middle English folee-largesse, late Middle English foly-largesse, 1500s foly-larges.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: folly adj., largesse n.

Etymology: < folly adj. + largesse n., after Anglo-Norman fole largesce, Middle French fole largesse. Compare fool-largesse n.

Obsolete.

Reckless wastefulness of one's property or means; foolish generosity; profligacy.

ΚΠ

c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §813 Men oughte to eschiewe foly largesse [c1405 Ellesmere fool largesse] þam clepen wast.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 52 (MED) Ȝif a kynge haue þe oon or þe oþer vice, þat ys to say aueryce or folee largesse.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xxvi. 72 He neuer loued folly, outrage, nor foly-larges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	folly-largesse
释义	† folly-largessen. Forms: late Middle English folee-largesse, late Middle English foly-largesse, 1500s foly-larges. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: folly adj., largesse n. Etymology: < folly adj. + largesse n., after Anglo-Norman fole largesce, Middle French fole largesse. Compare fool-largesse n. Obsolete. Reckless wastefulness of one's property or means; foolish generosity; profligacy. ΚΠ c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §813 Men oughte to eschiewe foly largesse [c1405 Ellesmere fool largesse] þam clepen wast. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 52 (MED) Ȝif a kynge haue þe oon or þe oþer vice, þat ys to say aueryce or folee largesse. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xxvi. 72 He neuer loued folly, outrage, nor foly-larges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1410
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