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Carnal(e, Carnail(l, a. Also: carnall. [Late ME. carnall, L. carnālis. See also Carnell a.] Carnal, fleshly, in various applications.Carnal daill or dele, knawledging, etc.: see the nouns.(1) 1456 Hay I. 20/35 (the carnall will of humanitee); Ib. II. 87/5 (outrageous carnale appetitis). 1478 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 471 (carnale affectyone quhilk we haf tyll hym). a1500 Henr. Fab. 50 (carnall and foull delyte); Id. III. 148/63 (fra carnal cryme that clene is). a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 342 (our carnale lust). 1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 4 (byrnyng, carnail, hait delyte). 1532 Glasgow Prot. IV. 51 (carnall affection and luff to his gwdson). 1562-3 Winȝet I. 86/25 (carnal and gros iugement). a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. c. 14 (in carnall lust to ly).(2) 1456 Hay I. 130/4 (he has ath naturale, and carnale till his fader). a1500 Seven S. 668 (that was his carnale fader). c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 6/22 (the gret luf that the synnar has to his carnall frendis). 1542 Reg. Privy S. II. 709/1 (dochter carnale to Stene Talliefeir). 1563 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 251 (ane carnall fatherhead).(3) c1475 Wall. xi. 1348 (carnaill fud). a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1422 (this carnale lyf). c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 48/6 (carnale & wardly thingis). c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxv. 39 (vnseyne with carnale eyne). c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 303 (no carnall creature).