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morticine (s.xii3/4)
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morticine (s.xii3/4)

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mortekine  
  FEW:  morticinus 6/iii,150b Gdf:  morticine 5,418a GdfC: ∅ TL: morticine 6,311 DEAF:  morticine  / morticin  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  morkin n.1  MED:  mortkin n.  DMLBS:  morticinium 1843c / morticinus 1844a

s.

carrion: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E vivent de char vive e de meinte ordure, De chiens, de morticine e d'autre poreture  Rom Chev ANTS 6022
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  la mortekine De la venimouse vermine Prist a corrumpre e a pourrir  S Greg 747
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  E li aigles raveinner ki sunt ja devenu Gardeins de morticine par la force Jesu  S Aub 1394

a.

dead: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  la gresse de caroigne morticine  Bible Royal 69

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See also:

morir1  mort2 
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morticine