vaert

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch farth, fard, from Proto-West Germanic *fardi.

Noun

vāert f

  1. going
  2. trip, journey
  3. way, path
  4. waterway
  5. speed

Inflection

Strong feminine noun
singular plural
nominative vāert vāerde
accusative vāert vāerde
genitive vāert, vāerde vāerde
dative vāert, vāerde vāerden


Descendants

  • Dutch: vaart
    • Afrikaans: vaart
  • Limburgish: vaart, vaartj
  • → West Frisian: feart
  • → Walloon: vårt

Further reading

  • “vart (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vaert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Cf. French vert, Italian verde and Spanish verde.

Adjective

vaert m

  1. (Guernsey) green
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 523:
      Vert coume ache.
      As green as smallage.
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