Vernal \Ver"nal\, a. [L. vernalis, fr. vernus vernal, ver spring; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vasanta, Icel. v[=a]r, and E. Easter, east.]

1. Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.

2. Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.

When after the long vernal day of life. --Thomson.

And seems it hard thy vernal years Few vernal joys can show? --Keble.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)