Middle English Dictionary Entry
vertīne n.
Entry Info
| Forms | vertīne n. |
| Etymology | OF vertin, AF vertine. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. vertigine n.
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Associated quotations
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)75a : Seþe hym [honeysuckle] in water and washe the hede ther jn and that helith the evill that ys callid vertyne.
- c1450 Bod.483 Herbal (Bod 483)121/458 : Cheverfoyle…wyll hele þe off þe seknes that men callyth the vertyne.