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+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_.
