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

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

v.n.

1colourto become, turn green: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  l’eyr ki entur luy (=an emerald) serat, De sa culur enverdirat  268.87
2 bot. (of plants, trees, etc.) to be verdant, become green with new growth: 
( s.xiii2 ) virent, id est anferdisent  ii 6.2.285
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (In winter) descheunt foilles des arbres, meurt en greynure partie quanqe enverdist  353
♦fig.to be verdant, flourish, thrive: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la verdisante joie du ciel ke jammés ne fleçtira mes tot dis enverdit  225.22
raverdir  verdir 
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