Vader
sb. father, S, S2; see Fader.

Vale
sb. vale, PP.—AF. val; Lat. vallem.

Vale
v. to descend, S3.—Cp. OF. avaler, to descend. Cf. Aualen.

Valuwen
v. to become yellow, S; see Falwe.

Valè
sb. valley, S2, B; valeie, S2; valeye, PP; valayis, pl., B.—OF. valee; cp. It. vallata.

Vane
sb. a vane, C2; see Fane.

Vanishen
v. to vanish, C2; vanshe, Voc.; vanshede, pt. s., PP; vanyschiden, pl., became vain, W; vanyssht, pp., S2.—Cp. OF. esvanuïss-, base of pr. p. of esvanuïr; Lat. ex + uanescere, from uanus.

Vant
v. to vaunt, WA.—OF. vanter; Late Lat. vanitare, from Lat. uanus.

Vantwarde
sb. vanguard, S2; see Vauntwarde.

Variaunt
adj. changing, fickle, C2.

Varien
v. to vary, Prompt.; wariande, pr. p., S2; variand, S2, S3; variant, S3.—AF. varier; Lat. uariare.

Varlet
sb. a young vassal, servant, squire, SkD, Sh.; verna, Manip.; verlet, S3.—OF. varlet, vaslet, dimin. of vassal. See below.

Vassal
sb. a servant, subject.—AF. vassal; Low Lat. vassallum (acc.), from vassus, a man, a subject (of Celtic origin); cp. Wel. gwas, a youth, servant.

Vassalage
sb. good service, prowess in arms, courage, B; vasselage, C, CM.—AF. vasselage (Roland).

Vath
sb. danger, B.—Icel. váði.

Vath
interj. fie! (= vah), W.

Vaunte
sb. a boast, WA. See Vant.

Vaunten
v. to vault, S3; vant, S3 (s.v. vaut). Probably for vauut, vaut.

Vauntwarde
sb. vanguard, PP; vantwarde, S2; vaward, B, WA.—AF. avaunt-garde, OF. avantwarde, avantgarde.

Vauntynge
sb. vaulting, S3.

Vavasour
sb. a sub-vassal, C, HD.—AF. vavasour; OF. vavassor, a gen. pl. form, see Bartsch, p. 500; Low Lat. vassus vassorum, vassal of vassals (Diez, p. 338).

Vaylen
v. to avail; vaille, PP; vayleth, pr. s., S3; vayls, H. See Auailen.

Vayn
sb. vein, S3; see Veyne.