descharner (s.xiiiex)
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descharner (s.xiiiex)

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[ FEW: 2/i,387b caro; Gdf: 2,553c descharner 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1497 descharner; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  décharner 1; TLF:  décharner; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
descarner  

v.a.

1ven.to take the prey from (a hawk): 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Si vostre oisel est fel a descharner (var. descarner (B)MS: s.xiv1/3; desescharner (D)MS: 1272-82) quant il sa preie ad prise [...]  68C
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Se vos par force le (=hawk) descarnés tost, li porriés un orteil tordre ou escorner  88B
desescharner 
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