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Where does “derverye” come from?

derverye (Middle English) comes from Old French derverie, from Old French derver — Alternative form of desver.

derverye (Middle English): Insanity; madness

Definitions

  1. Insanity; madness

Ancestry of “derverye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchderverieAlternative form of desverie
2Old FrenchderverAlternative form of desver
Every word from Old French derver →