+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. *_verac.u.m_ (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. _uerbena_; 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. _fsi_, 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. _uena_; see BH, -- 44.

+Viage+, _sb._ voyage, journey, S2, S3, C, C3, CM, B; +vyage+, S2.--OF.

_viage_, (BH); Lat. _uiatic.u.m_, provisions for a journey, from _uia_.

+Vicarie+, _sb._ vicar, PP; +vicary+, C2; +vicorie+, PP; +vikery+, PP; +vickery+, PP; +vecory+, Voc.--AF. _vicaire_ (F. _viquier_); Lat.

_uicarium_, a subst.i.tute.

+Vilanye+, _sb._ villainy, C2, C3, PP; +villanie+, _violentia_, Manip.; +vilonye+, disgrace, G.--AF. _vilanie_, OF. _vilenie_ (_vilonie_), from _vilain_, peasant, farm-servant, also bad, villainous (BH); Late Lat.

_villa.n.u.s_, farm-servant, from Lat. _uilla_, farm-stead, country-house.

+Vile+, _adj._ vile; +vyle+, PP; +vil+, PP.--AF. _vil_; Lat. _uilem_.

+Villiche+, _adv._ vilely, S2.

+Vilte+, _sb._ vileness, H (Ps. 49. 22); +vylte+, HD; +vilete+, HD.--OF.

_vilte_; Lat. _uilitatem_.

+Viole+, _v._ to violate; +violid+, _pp._, S3.--OF. _violer_; Lat.

_uiolare_.

+Viole+, _sb._ vial; +violis+, _pl._, W (Rev. 5. 8); +violes+, C3.--OF.

_viole_; AF. _fyole_; Lat. _phiala_; Gr. f????.

+Virelay+, _sb._ a sort of rondeau, ND; +virelayes+, _pi._, S3, CM; +virolais+, HD.--OF. _virelay_ (Cotg.); OF. _virer_ + _lai_; OF.

_virer_; Late Lat. _virare_; Lat. _uibrare_ (Diez, p. 736). Cf. +Vyre+.

+Visage+, _sb._ face, PP, C2; +vysege+, S2.--AF. _visage_; Late Lat.

*_visatic.u.m_, from Lat. _uisum_, acc. of _uisus_, sight.

+Vitaille+, _sb._ food, S2, C2, C3; +vitaile+, PP, WW; +vitayle+, S3; +victual+, WW; +vitalis+, _pl._, B.--AF. _vitaille_; Lat. _uictualia_, provisions; see BH, -- 6.

+Vitailled+, _pp._ provisioned, C3; +vitailid+, W.

+Vitailler+, _sb._ victualler, PP; +vittelleris+, _pi._, foragers, B.

+Vitremyte+, _sb._ woman's cap, C2.--Lat. _uitream mitram_, gla.s.s head-dress (?). Cp. Sp. _mitra_, a sort of cap made of pasteboard, which was put on the heads of witches when led to punishment (Stevens). For the loss of _r_ in _-myte_ cp. F. _marte_ for _martre_, a marten, also OF. _feneste_ for _fenestre_, and _terreste_ for _terrestre_; see Apfelstedt (p. x.x.xviii).

+Voide+, _adj._ void, empty, W2.--AF. _voide_ (F. _vide_), OF. _vuide_, fem. of _vuit_; Late Lat. *_vocitum_, from stem _voc-_; [cp. Lat.

_uacare_; see BH, -- 63, and Constans (s.v. _vuit_).--A. L. M.]

+Voiden+, _v._ to empty; +voyden+, to get rid of, C2; to expel, C; +voidis+, _pr. s._, S3; +voyde+, _imp. pl._, make room, S3; depart from, C2; +voydeth+, send away, C3; +voyded+, _pt. s._, S2; +voidid+, _pp._, made void, W.--AF. _voider_, to leave, OF. _vuidier_ (Bartsch). See above.

+Vokyte+, _sb._ an advocate, Voc.; +vocates+, _pl._, PP.--Lat.

_aduocatus_.

+Volage+, _adj._ light of conduct, giddy, CM.--OF. _volage_, light (BH); Lat. _uolatic.u.m_.

+Volageouss+, _adj._ light of conduct, B. See above.

+Volatilis+, _sb. pl._ birds (a misrendering of Lat. _altilia_). W; so in the AS. version _altilia_ is rendered by 'fugelas'; birds (= Lat.

_uolatilia_), W2; +volatils+, HD.--Lat. _uolatilia_, poultry (hence F.

_volaille_), pl. of _uolatilis_ (Voc.); from _uolare_, to fly.

+Volunte+, _sb._ will, CM.--OF. _volonta_, _voluntet_; Lat.

_uoluntatem_.

+Voluper+, _sb._ a woman's cap, CM; +volyper+, Cath.--Cp. OF.

_envoluper_, to wrap round (BH).

+Vouches+, _pr. s._ avouches, S3; see +Vowchen+.

+Vow+, _sb._ vow, PP; +vowes+, _pl._, PP; +vouwes+, S2.--OF. _vou_ (Ps.

21); Lat. _uotum_. Cf. +Auowe+ (p. 18).

+Vowchen+, _v._ to vouch, cite, call, HD; +vouchen+, to avouch, S3.

_Phr._: +vouchen saf+, to guarantee, vouchsafe, PP, HD; +vouche sauf+, C2.--AF. _voucher_, _vocher_; Lat. _uocare_; see BH, -- 96.

+Vowtres+, _sb. pl._ vultures, WA.--OF. _voutre_; Lat. _uultur_.