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charoine (1121-25)
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charoine (1121-25)

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charoigne,  charoingne,  charoinne,  charuigne,  charunge;  caroigne,  caroine,  caroingne,  caroinne,  caronie,  caruigne,  caruine,  carunie;  karoigne,  karoine  (charine  Dial Greg 126rb)  
  FEW:  *caronia 2/i,394b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  charoigne 9,53a TL: charogne 2,277 DEAF:  charogne  DMF:  charogne  TLF:  charogne  OED:  carrion n. and adj.  MED:  careine n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1carrion, dead, putrefying flesh: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (Hell) De flaistre fum ert fumante, De caruine plus puante  S Brend mup 1106
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Vil oisel est ciguine (=the ibis) E si vit de caruine  Best ants 2636
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  En desert gisez cum charoinne guerpi  S Aub 1506
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Sanz nul numbre & sanz elite Gent morunt de mort subite, E la karoine pueit si fer (:eschaper) Ke […]  Mir N-D 238.43
♦med.dead flesh: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  traiez hors la charunge o la quiture  A-N Med i 66
♦carcass, corpse: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Dunerent les charuines (Latin: cadavera) de tes serfs viandes a la volatile des ciels  Camb Ps 145.LXXVIII.2
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Ly leon tost aprés morust; La charoine del leoun jut E porri tote  Dial Jul 1779
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  A l’office des uns e des autres (=coroners) appent a veoir les charoines as mortz de felonie  Mir Just 29
2theol.body (as opposed to soul): 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Acez avum dunt ci nurrir La charuigne e sustenir  S Modw 3582
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ne lessez pas le orde pulente karoigne trop mestrier la noble alme  Ancren2 230.24
vive charoine
living flesh: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li detractour masche sovent humeine caronie au vendredi e besche ou (=with) son neir bec sour la vive caronie si com fet li corbeau  Ancren2 190.9-10
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