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charbon (s.xii1/3)
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The form cherbon is a cross reference to the following entry:

charbon (s.xii1/3)

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charboun,  charbun;  carbon,  carbone,  carboun,  carbun;  garboun;  karbon;  cherbon  (chiarbun,  corboun)  
  FEW:  carbo 2/i,354b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  charbon 9,45b TL: charbon 2,257 DEAF:  charbon  DMF:  charbon  TLF:  charbon 1  OED:  charbon n.  MED:  carbon n.  DMLBS:  carbo 278c

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1coal: 
( MS: s.xii1/3 ) carbo: carbun  TLL i 26
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Del soleil vers midi suffrent tel arson Qe n’ont membre ne seit plus neir qe charbon  Rom Chev ANTS 4681
( MS: s.xiiiex )  carbo: charbun  TLL ii 161
( 1295-99 )  Nous vous comaundoms ke vous liveret a mestre Adam de Karewelle treys quarters de karbon e deuz charettes de buche  Westm Wenlok 141
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  […] dount lour membres devindrent noirs com carbon  TREVET Cron1 302.6
( MS: 1419 )  Si ascuns usent autre fewaile qe buche ou carbons  Lib Alb 337
♦live coal: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Se la pere est sur carbuns mise E ele seit tres bien esprise, De la fum[e]e kin istrat [...] Sa santed avra recovree  Lapid 240.1123
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  ti charbun me sunt frigerie  S Laur ANTS 862
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  ces ooyz estencelaunz cum un carboun  Turpin 955
2charcoal: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  Pernez les branches de la vigne, si en fetes charbon  Pop Med 114.62
♦ashes: 
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivm )  (wine) estencele cum carboun de chenvert (=hemp)  Bon Vin 575 (A)
3culin.grilled meat: 
( MS: s.xiii )  frixa: carbun  Gloss Garland 168
pere charbon
lapid.carbuncle: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  carbunculo: pere carbun  TLL ii 106
charbon maritime
maritime
charbon vif
live coal: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Vis chiarbuns prent u est li fous  Lapid 47.479
( MS: s.xv )  Pernetz un pot net e metet carbun vyf dedens  Five Med MSS 150.E347
charbon de bois
charcoal: 
( c.1300 )  De la charette de corboun de boys  Oak Book ii 14
charbon de busche
charcoal: 
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  mettre les en reng al feu de carbun de busche  Med Recs 208.38
charbon de fust
fust1
charbon de mer
sea coal: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  de puys de chauz, de carbon de mer e de myne  HENLEY2 434
( 1314 )  ij. messales febles, xl. quarters de garboun de mere  Reg Kellawe i 599
( 1358 )  une Nef […] q’est chargé de carboun de mer  ROUGH 145
aler en charbon
to be reduced to ashes, burn up completely: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  De Noion tresqu'a Saint Denis [...] Ne remaint ville ne messon Qui n'aut en flambe ou en charbon  Rom de Rou wace ii 320.358
arder a charbon
to burn to ashes: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  la vile, e quanqe fust leyns, fust arse a neyrs charbouns  Fouke ANTS 18.10
mettre a, en charbon
to burn to ashes: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Pois fist a Meante un arson, La vile mist tote en charbon  Rom de Rou wace ii 223.9084
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  La cité mistrent en carbun  S Edm Life ANTS 2131
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  cumanda [...] Si crestien fust truvé [...] K’il fust ars, mis en carbun  Josaphaz2 269
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Mettent a flambe e a charbun Plus tost eglise ke maisun  S Edw paris ANTS 227
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