Middle English Dictionary Entry
acharnen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | acharnen v. Also achernen. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. encharnen.
1.
(a) To give (an animal) the taste of flesh, to blood; (b) to acquire a taste for flesh, become bloodthirsty.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)33 : Ther ben some that eten children or men and ete noon oþere flessh fro þe tyme þat þei be acherned with mennys flessh..and þei ben cleped werwolfes, for men shold be ware of hem.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)35 : The flessh þat men han laide to acharne hem [wolves].
b
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)34 : Whan þei [wolves] acharneþ in a Contre of werre..þei ete of dede men.