Middle English Dictionary Entry
vernant adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | vernant adj. Also vernand. |
| Etymology | From L vernans, -nantis, ppl. of vernāre; cp. F (16th cent.) vernant. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Flourishing as plants in spring, blooming;—used fig. and in fig. context.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)216/498 : Hayll, florisshand floure þat neuere shall fade, Hayll, vyolett vernand with swete odoure.
- a1475 Asneth (Hnt EL 26.A.13)933 : Sche was…Comely, kynde, and…Vernant in alle vertu.