Middle English Dictionary Entry
vernā̆ǧelle n.
Entry Info
Forms | vernā̆ǧelle n. |
Etymology | Prob. from AF: cp. CF garnachele; also cp. ME vernāǧe n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A variety of sweet wine, prob. similar to vernage n.
Associated quotations
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)118 : The namys of swete wynes…Vernage, vernagelle, wyne Cute, pyment, Raspise…& Clarey whan it is newe.