Veder
sb. father, S; see Fader.

Veel
sb. veal, SkD; veale, calf, Manip.; veal, Manip.; veilys, pl., calves, S3.—OF. veël (Ps. 28. 6): Prov. vedel; Lat. uitellum (acc.).

Veer-tyme
sb. spring-time, W2. See Ver.

Veille
sb. watcher, P; veil, PP.—OF. veile; Lat. uigilia, a vigil, a watch.

Vekke
sb. an old woman, CM.

Veluet
sb. velvet, sericum villosum, Manip., Prompt.; velwet, Prompt.; velouette, C2; vellet, HD.—It. veluto (Florio); Late Lat. *villutum; from Lat. uillus, shaggy hair; cf. OF. velu, shaggy (Cotg.).

Vendage
sb. vintage, PP.—OF. vendange; Lat. uindēmia; see BH, § 167.

Venerie
sb. hunting, C; venery, game, DG.—OF. venerie (Cotg.), from vener, to hunt; Lat. uenari.

Venesoun
sb. venison, P, Voc.; venysoun, PP.—AF. venesoun, venysoun, OF. venison; Lat. uenationem, hunting, see Apfelstedt (Introd. xxx), BH, § 28.

Venge
v. to avenge, PP, ND, W; wenge, S2; vengide, pt. s., W.—OF. venger, vengier; Lat. uindicare.

Vengeable
adj. full of vengeance, S3, ND.

Vengeaunce
sb. vengeance, PP; vengance, WA; veniaunce, PP, W, W2; vengeans, B; veniauncis, pl., W.—OF. venjance (BH).

Venkisen
v. to vanquish, PP; vencuss, B; venkquyst, pt. s., S2; venquysshed, pp., S2, C3; venkised, PP; vencust, B.—AF. venquiss-, base of pr. p. of venquir, an inchoative form of OF. veincre; Lat. uincere.

Ventose
sb. cupping-glass.—OF. ventose (ventouse), cupping-glass (Cotg.); Late Lat. uentosa.

Ventouse
v. to cup, HD.—OF. ventouser (BH).

Ventusynge
sb. cupping, C.

Venust
adj. beautiful, S3.—Lat. uenustus.

Venym
sb. poison, PP, C; venim, C2, C3, PP, Manip.—OF. venin (Ps. 139, 3). Lat. uenēnum; see BH, § 44.

Venym-makere
sb. poisoner, W2, H.

Venymous
adj. venomous, CM.—AF. venymouse, OF. venemouse.

Venymous-heede
sb. venom, PP.

Ver
sb. glass, W2; verre, HD.—OF. verre (voirre); Lat. uitrum.

Ver
sb. spring, JD, H (Ps. 73. 18). Comb.: veer-tyme, spring-time, W2.—Lat. uer.

Verdegrese
sb. verdigris, PP; verdegrece, viride grecum, Voc.; verdegrees, C3.—OF. vert de gris, verdigrease (Cotg.); OF. Gris, Greeks (Ducange), pl. of gri; Late Lat. grĕcum; Lat. graecum; see Constans, Notes, p. 25, and BH, § 32.

Verdite
sb. verdict, C; verdyte, Palsg.—AF. veirdit; Lat. uere dictum.

Vergere
sb. an orchard, CM.—OF. vergier (BH); Late Lat. viridiarium; see BH, § 134.

Verlet
sb. a young servant, S3; see Varlet.

Vermel
adj. vermilion-coloured, S3; vermayle, CM.—OF. vermeil; Lat. uermiculus, scarlet (Vulg.).

Vermiloun
sb. vermilion; vermyloun, Voc.; vermylion, WA; vermeon, WA.—AF. vermiloun.

Vernage
sb. an Italian white wine, Prompt., CM, HD.—AF. vernage; It. vernaccia, ‘a kind of winter wine in Italy very strong like Malmezy,’ so Florio, cp. Dante, Purg. 24, 24; from It. vernaccio, a severe winter, from verno, winter; Lat. hibernum, belonging to winter. Cp. Low Lat. vernachia (Ducange).

Vernicle
sb. a copy of the handkerchief of St. Veronica, S2, PP, C; vernakylle, Cath.; vernacle, HD.—Church Lat. veronicula, also veronica from Veronica, the traditional name of the woman who wiped the Saviour’s face (the word being popularly connected with uera icon, true likeness); Veronica is a form of Bernice, the traditional name of the woman who was cured of an issue of blood. Bernice or Berenice is a Macedonian form of Φερενίκη, bearer of victory. See F. veronique in Cotg.

Vernisch
sb. varnish, S2, PP; vernysche, Prompt.; vernysh, bernix, Voc.; viridium, virificum, Voc.; vernish, encaustum, Manip.—OF. vernis, varnish, Cotg.; from OF. vernir; Late Lat. *vitrinire, from uitrinus, from uitrum, glass (Diez, p. 339).

Vernish
v. encaustare, Manip.—OF. vernisser, to varnish, to sleek, or glaze over with varnish (Cotg.).

Verony
sb. a vernacle, HD.—OF. veronie; Low Lat. veronica (Ducange). See Vernicle.

Verraily
adv. verily, C2, C; verralyest, superl., H.

Verray
adj. true, S, S2, C2, C3, B; verrey, G, HD; very, W. Phr.: verray force, main force, C2.—AF. verrai, verai; Late Lat. *verăcum (whence F. vrai), from Lat. uerus.

Verrayment
adv. verily, C2; verament, S3, HD.

Vers
sb. verse, PP.—AF. vers; Lat. uersus.

Versifie
v. to compose verses, PP.

Versifyour
sb. versifier; vercefyour, S2.

Vertu
sb. power, healing power, miracle, virtue, kindness, S2, PP, W, C2; vertues, pl., S2. Phr.: the Lord of vertues, the Lord of hosts, W2, H.—OF. vertu, virtud; Lat. uirtutem.

Verveine
sb. vervain, SkD; verueyne, S2; verveyn, Voc.—OF. verveine; Lat. uerbēna; see BH, § 44.

Very
adj. true, W; see Verray.

Vese
sb. a rush of wind, C.—Cp. Icel. fýsi, impulse. See above.

Vese
v. to drive away, HD; see Fesien.

Vestiment
sb. vestment, C2; uestimenz, pl., S, C.—OF. vestiment (Bartsch); Lat. uestimentum.

Vewe
adj. few, S2; see Fewe.

Veyne
sb. vein, C; veine, SkD; vaine, S3; vayn, S3; vanys, pl., S2; waynys, S3.—AF. veine; Lat. uēna; see BH, § 44.