Middle English Dictionary Entry
veronī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | veronī n. Also weroni. |
| Etymology | Prob. from Veroni, Weroni as the name of St. Veronica (in Siege Jerus.(2) 78/238,80/308, etc.); perh. ult. OF. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. vernicle n.
1.
The image of Christ’s visage imprinted on a cloth.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)18859 : O suilk a moder, wel slik a child, Wit fair wisage and modes mild; It es sene be þe weroni [Göt: veroni] And be þe ymage o þat leuedi: þe tane es tu þe toþer like.