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† ˈwernard Obs.
[a. AF. *wernard = OF. guernart ‘trompeur’ (Godefroy).]
A deceiver, liar.
1362Langl. P. Pl. A. ii. 98 For wel ȝe witen, wernardes, but ȝif or wit fayle, Þat fals is a faytur. Ibid. B. iii. 179 Wel þow wost, wernard, but ȝif þow wolt gabbe, Þow hast hanged on myne half elleuene tymes. c1386Chaucer Wife's Prol. 260 (Corpus) Þus saistow, wernard, god ȝiue þe meschaunce. |