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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Jelous, Jealous, adj. Also: jellus, gealous. [e.m.E. jealous, gealous, e.m.E. and ME. jelous, gelous, ME. jelus (a 1300), gelus (a 1225), OF. gelus, -os, jelous. Cf. Jalous and also Jelius, Jolious.]
1. Jealous; resentful of suspected or known infidelity. Applied a. to a lover, b. to God.a1500 Quare Jel. 156.
[To] writt Of jelous folk sum thing in to dispitt a1568 Bann. MS. 234 a/43.
Gif that I be fund … jelous, vnkind, or chengeing for ane new 1567 G. Ball. 236.
Bewar, I am ane ielous God
2. Mistrustful, suspicious. Const. of, also over (the person or thing suspected or mistrusted), or noun clause.1600-1610 Melvill 318.
[Several ministers accompanied the King to witness to his severity against the rebels,] because the peiple war yit gealous over the King for his knawin … favour to the Erle of Hountlie c 1620 Sutherland Corr. 354.
First try the matter weill before yow shew your self jealous of your friends honestie 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 274.
My apprehensions so wrought upon my cross, that I became jealous of the love of Christ1670 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 77.
The said Andrew ... was jellus of the said James that he should have lyne with his wyffe1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii. xxiii. § 4. (1699) 247.
I will recomend it as a caution to advocats, and when they are jealous of the ignorance of assizers [etc.] 1688 Seafield Corr. 44.
I am jealous, if matters were going … as they desire, we should not be keept in the mist as we are
