"vert" meaning in Middle English

See vert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vɛrt/ Forms: wert [alternative], verte [alternative], verd [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vert}} Old French vert, {{der|enm|VL.|virdis}} Vulgar Latin virdis, {{der|enm|la|viridis}} Latin viridis Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vert, {{enm-noun|-}} vert (uncountable)
  1. (cooking, heraldry) Green-coloured. Tags: uncountable Related terms: vergeous, vert sauce
    Sense id: en-vert-enm-adj-Ki05sIK0 Categories (other): Cooking, Heraldry, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Plants Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 0 5 1 5 1 7 5 10 0 0 7 0 8 10 12 8 8 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 23 27 Disambiguation of Plants: 35 40 25 Topics: cooking, food, government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Noun

IPA: /vɛrt/ Forms: wert [alternative], verte [alternative], verd [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vert}} Old French vert, {{der|enm|VL.|virdis}} Vulgar Latin virdis, {{der|enm|la|viridis}} Latin viridis Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vert, {{enm-noun|-}} vert (uncountable)
  1. (law) Any plant having green leaves. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-vert-enm-noun-6daeE3G6 Categories (other): Law, Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 35 40 25 Topics: law
  2. (rare, especially heraldry) green Tags: especially, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vert-enm-noun-ukeIsiaq Categories (other): Heraldry, Greens, Plants Disambiguation of Greens: 32 15 52 Disambiguation of Plants: 35 40 25 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Alternative forms

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