viridare

viridare [CL], ~ere [cf. LL viridescere] 1 to be replete with green growth, (pr. ppl.) verdant (also fig.). b to have the colour of fresh foliage or herbage, (pr. ppl.) green. rediit ~antibus arvis annus ‥ frugifer Bede HE IV 13; cum [Penwalh] juvenilis aevi ~ante vigore florebat Felix Guthl. 3.  b est lapis prasinus ~antis aspectus Bede Gen. 46C; 1245 casula ‥ de sameto croceo ~enti Invent. S. Paul. 482; aspicias illic ad speciem poma ~antia ‥ ut edendi gignant spectantibus cupiditatem Bacon Maj. I 339. 2 to cover with green growth (in quot., with turf). b to colour green. 1297 in novo foss' maris ‥ in summitate emend' et versus aquam per loca ~end' ‥ vj d. (Yorks) MinAc 1079/15 r. 4; 1306 in xx cord' foss' mar' ~end' versus aquam Humbr' a fundo usque ad summitatem (Yorks) Ib. 1079/17 r. 3d.; 1307 in ccccx perticatis fossati ‥ per loca super Humbr' mundand', ~and', et spissand' (Yorks) Ib. 1079/18 m. 7.  b si ‥ provocetur febris, viritabitur humor Gilb. I 4. 1; 1289 in albo plumbo, vernicio, viridi oleo ‥ et aliis minutis emptis ad ~and' novam cameram de petra et ad emendaciones picture mangne camere (Works) KR Ac 467/19 m. 3.