feoh-georn

feoh-georn, adj: covetous, avaricious, desirous of money. (FEH-oh-YEH-orn / ˈfeːɔx-ˌjɛɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bearing a sword, a coin purse and an open chest of coins sitting on the back of a giant monkey; someone holds out a bag to him, and there is a scale and pile of coins behind him.
Dunois Hours; France, c. 1440-1450; British Library, Yates Thompson 3, f. 174r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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