gītsung

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gītsung, f.n: greed, covetousness. (YEET-zung / ˈjiːt-zʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting between two strongboxes containing coins and gold vessels, from which she takes bags in each of her hands.
Guillaume de Lorris & Jean de Meun’s Le roman de la rose; France (Paris), c. 1350; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.324, f. 2v. [themorgan.org]

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