charoine (1121-25)

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charoine (1121-25)

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

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1carrion, dead, putrefying flesh
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (Hell) De flaistre fum ert fumante, De caruine plus puante  1106
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Vil oisel est ciguine (=the ibis) E si vit de caruine  2636
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  En desert gisez cum charoinne guerpi  1506
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Sanz nul numbre & sanz elite Gent morunt de mort subite, E la karoine pueit si fer (:eschaper) Ke […]  238.43
med.dead flesh
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  traiez hors la charunge o la quiture  i 66
carcass, corpse
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Dunerent les charuines (Latin: cadavera) de tes serfs viandes a la volatile des ciels  145.LXXVIII.2
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Ly leon tost aprés morust; La charoine del leoun jut E porri tote  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  29
2theol.body (as opposed to soul)
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Acez avum dunt ci nurrir La charuigne e sustenir  3582
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ne lessez pas le orde pulente karoigne trop mestrier la noble alme  230.24
vive charoine
1living 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  190.9-10
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