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.

Ueale, adj. many, S; see Uele.

Ueat, sb. vessel, S; see Fat.

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. veA"l (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.

Ueir, adj. fair, MD; see Fayre.

Ueir, sb. beauty, S. See above.

Vekke, sb. an old woman, CM.

Uela3*-rede, sb. fellowship, S2; see Felawrede.

Uele, adj. many, S, S2; ueole, S; ueale, S; see Fele.

Uelen, v. to feel, MD; see Felen.

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. uinde*mia; see BH, ASec. 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, ASec. 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).