A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Uenie, sb. supplication for pardon on one’s knees, S.—­Church Lat. venia (Ducange).

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.

Uenne, sb. dat. mud, S; see Fen.

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. uene*num; see BH, ASec. 44.

Venym-makere, sb. poisoner, W2, H.

Venymous, adj. venomous, CM.—­AF. venymouse, OF. venemouse.

Venymous-heede, sb. venom, PP.

Ueole, adj. many, S; see Uele.

Ueond, sb. enemy, S; see Feend.

Ueor, adv. far, S; see Fer.

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.

Uerd, sb. army, MD; uerden, pl. dat., S; see Ferd.

Uerden, pt. pl. fared, S; see Faren.

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. gre*cum; Lat. graecum; see Constans, Notes, p. 25, and BH, ASec. 32.

Verdite, sb. verdict, C; verdyte, Palsg.—­AF. veirdit; Lat. uere dictum.

Uere, sb. companion, S; see Fere.

Vergere, sb. an orchard, CM.—­OF. vergier (BH); Late Lat. viridiarium; see BH, ASec. 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).

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