gernet

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French grenate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrnɛt/

Noun

gernet (plural gernetes or gernes)

  1. red, garnet (colour)

Descendants

  • English: garnet
  • Scots: garnat

References

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet; inde              rose, murrey; purpel, purpur              claret
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