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)

1. 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.