verveyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

werweyn, warwayn, wervyn, verwayne, verbayn, verveyn, vervayn, vervayne, vervyne, vervein, verveine, verven, verweyne, vervoyne, verwoyne, werwoyne, vervyn

Etymology

From Old French verveine, from Latin verbēna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛrˈvæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈvɛrvæi̯n(ə)/

Noun

verveyne (uncountable)

vervain (Verbena officinalis or a relative, often used in cuisine or medicine)

Descendants

English: vervain

References

“vervein(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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