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)

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

Descendants

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

References

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