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escorcher (1121-25)
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The form escorger2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

escorcher (1121-25)

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echorcher;  escharsir;  eschorcher;  escorcer,  escorchier,  escorcier,  escorger  (etcorchier (l. eçcorchier)  126.433,  esthorcher (l. eschorcher)  ii 411)  
  FEW:  *excorticare 3,281b Gdf:  escorchier 3,424a GdfC:  escorchier 9,519b TL: escorchier 3,967 DEAF:  escorchier  DMF:  écorcher  / écorcer  TLF:  écorcher  OED:  scorch v. 2  MED:  scorchen v. 1  DMLBS:  escorchiare 802a / excorticare 836b

v.trans.

1to strip off the bark of: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  ki n’i pot plus mesfaire, si li vint en talent D’escorcer les pumiers  1679
2to skin, flay (as a form of torture): 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) (in Hell:) Dunc m'escorcent trestut le cors Que de la pel n'at puint defors  1401
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ne set que l’um le deit lier, Trencher le col e escorcier  4964
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E quant il fud d'ocire las, Tuz vifs les faiseit escorchier  3413
♦ to skin, flay, remove the skin or hide of (animals): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Un cerf aveient retenu, Pris l’aveient e abatu, Le cerf aveient escorchié E fait aveient le forchié  i 182.567
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li reis le (=stag) fit dunc escorcer E desfaire e enhardeiller  2761
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Nul baillif ne suffre en sa baillie ke chival, ne affre [...] ne seyent escorchez avant ceo ke l’em les ad veu par quele defaute il sunt morz  272.c29
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  [...] de petitz larouns qi toundent ou escorgent motouns ou autres bestes nutauntre pur embler la pel  i 180
♦ to shave, tear off (a beard): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Rithon [...] Par grant orguil e par fierté Aveit al rei Artur mandé Que la sue barbe escorchast E bonement li enveiast  11573
3fig.to fleece, rob: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  (those in authority) destruient ki desuz eus sunt, Kar chescun de sue part s’entremet Quanke put de escorcher sun suget Par prises, par toutes […]  3992
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Eux escorchent les autres pur eux enricher  121
( 1315-16 )  ceste ferme ad il aproché pur escorcher les povres gentz de la vile  518

p.p. as a.

med.excoriated, having the skin stripped off: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Ses mains [...] furent emflees [...] E ses jambes [...] D’umour de pouacre escorchiez  16710
♦ (of beard) shaven, torn off: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Rithon aveit tanz reis cunquis E tanz vencuz, que morz que vis, Des barbes des reis, escorchiees, Ont unes pels apareilliees  11567
escorcher de
to strip, deprive of: 
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  serront recreanz, Escorchee (l. Escorchez) de lor chateus  220
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