grǣdig

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grǣdig, adj: greedy, covetous. (GRADD-ih / ˈgræː-dɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of a person taking coins from a lockbox; a devil leans over the lockbox with a toothy grin, another devil whispers in his ear and pats the person’s head, and a third devil sits on the ground and looks in the person’s coin purse.
La Somme le Roy; France, 1290-1300; British Library, Add. 28162, f. 9v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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