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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: vaart
  • Limburgish: vaart, vaartj

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, page 523:
      Vert coume ache.
      As green as smallage.
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