vendenge

Old French

Alternative forms

vendeigne, venenge, venoinge

Etymology

From Latin vindēmia.

Pronunciation

(archaic) IPA^(key): /venˈdend͡ʒə/
(classical) IPA^(key): /vanˈdand͡ʒə/
(late) IPA^(key): /vanˈdanʒə/

Noun

vendenge oblique singular, m (oblique plural vendenges, nominative singular vendenges, nominative plural vendenge)

vintage (harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking)

Descendants

Bourguignon: venoinge
French: vendange
→ Middle English: vendage (see there for further descendants)

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭndēmia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 465

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