"wernard" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: wernards [plural]
Etymology: From Old French *wernard, guernart (“deceitful”), from guernir ("to deny"; > modern French garnir), from Frankish *warnijan, related to Old Saxon wernian (“to deny”). Equivalent to warnen + -ard. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|*wernard}} Old French *wernard, {{gloss|"to deny"; > modern French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">garnir</i>}} ("to deny"; > modern French garnir), {{der|enm|frk|*warnijan}} Frankish *warnijan, {{suf|enm|warnen|ard}} warnen + -ard Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wernard, {{enm-noun}} wernard (plural wernards)
  1. A deceiver; a liar. Synonyms: weornard, warnard, warnerd, wirnard
    Sense id: en-wernard-enm-noun-nnLI0q0s Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ard

Inflected forms

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