nerval

[ nur-vuhl ]

/ ˈnɜr vəl /

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Origin of nerval

1630–40; <Late Latin nervālis of, belonging to nerves, equivalent to Latin nerv(us) nerve + -ālis-al¹

Words nearby nerval

Nerthus, nerts, Neruda, Neruda, Pablo, Nerva, nerval, nervate, nervation, nerve, nerve block, nerve cell

Other definitions for nerval (2 of 2)

Nerval

[ ner-val ]

/ nɛrˈval /

noun

Gé·rard de

[zhey-rarduh], /ʒeɪˈrar də/, Gérard Labrunie, 1808–55, French writer.

How to use nerval in a sentence

One figure remains to be filled in, the most pathetic of all the Romantic band, Grard de Nerval.
Vie de Bohme|Orlo Williams
Here he became a friend of Grard de Nerval, who was of such influence on the later decadent school.
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum
She prepared dinner for them, and sent De Nerval for the girl, who had gone to ransack the peasant treasures in the garret.
Letters on Literature|Andrew Lang
Even if Gerard de Nerval did walk the boulevards trolling a lobster by a blue ribbon—that is no reason for judging him crazy.
Visionaries|James Huneker

He was born in 1808, the son of a Doctor Labrunie—the family name of de Nerval was only assumed by him when he began to write.
Vie de Bohme|Orlo Williams

British Dictionary definitions for nerval

Nerval

/ (French nɛrval) /

noun

Gérard de (ʒerar də), real name Gérard Labrunie. 1808–55, French poet, noted esp for the sonnets of mysticism, myth, and private passion in Les Chimères (1854)

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