Vokyte, sb. an advocate, Voc.; vocates, pl., PP.—­Lat. aduocatus.

Volage, adj. light of conduct, giddy, CM.—­OF. volage, light (BH); Lat. uolaticum.

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.

VoluntA", 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 B. H, ASec. 96.

Vowtres, sb. pl. vultures, WA.—­OF. voutre; Lat. uultur.

Vowtriere, sb. adultress, WA.  See Avoutrie.

Voys, sb. voice, S2, S3, C2, C3; woice, S2; voce, B; vois, PP.—­OF. vois; Lat. uo*cem; see B. H, ASec. 74.

Vyne, sb. vine, PP.

Vyner, sb. vineyard, W2; vynere, H; vyneris, pl., W2; vyners, H.—­OF. vinier (BH); Late Lat. vinarium, vineyard, from Lat. uinum, wine.

Vyner, sb. vine-dresser, Manip.—­OF. vinier (Ducange); Late Lat. vinarium (acc.).

Vynour, sb. vine-dresser, Bardsley.—­OF. vineA1/4r; Lat. uinitorem.

Vyre, sb. a crossbow-bolt, B.—­OF. vire (Ducange).  Cf. Virelay.

Wa, sb. woe, WA, B; waa, WA, HD; see Wo.

Wa, pron. who, S; see Who.

Waast, sb. waist, C2; see Waste.

Wacche, sb. vigil, watch, PP, HD; wecche, S; wach, one who keeps a lookout; wecche, pl., S; wecchess, S; wacchis, WA; wachis, sentinels, S3.—­AS. wA|cce.

Wacchen, v. to watch, SkD; vachit, pp., S2.—­AS. wacian.

Wachet, sb. a sort of blue cloth, CM.  See Philolog.  Soc.  Trans. 1885, p. 329.

Waden, v. to wade, PP; vayd, S2. Der.:  vading, wading, S2.—­AS. wadan, pt. s. wA cubedd, pp. gewaden.