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enverdir (s.xii1/3)
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enverdir (s.xii1/3)

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anferdir  
  FEW:  viridis *14,510b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

1colourto become green: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  l’eyr ki entur luy (=an emerald) serat, De sa culur enverdirat  Lapid 268.87
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (In winter) descheunt foilles des arbres, meurt en greynure partie quanqe enverdist  Med Trans 353
2fig.to grow stronger: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la verdisante joie du ciel ke jammés ne fleçtira mes tot dis enverdit  Ancren2 225.22

See also:

raverdir 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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