Veaw
adj. few, S2; see Fewe.
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.).
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.
Venymous
adj. venomous, CM.—AF. venymouse, OF.
venemouse.
Ver
sb. spring, JD, H (Ps. 73. 18). Comb.: veer-tyme,
spring-time, W2.—Lat. uer.
Ver
sb. glass, W2; verre, HD.—OF. verre
(voirre); Lat. uitrum.
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
v. to drive away, HD; see Fesien.
Vese
sb. a rush of wind, C.—Cp. Icel. fýsi, impulse. See
above.
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.