veyne
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman veine, from Old French, from Latin vēna.
Noun
veyne (plural veynes)
- vein
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 3-4.
- And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
- Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 3-4.
Descendants
- English: vein
Etymology 2
From wayn.
Old French
Noun
veyne f (oblique plural veynes, nominative singular veyne, nominative plural veynes)
- Alternative form of veine
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