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+Veder+, _sb._ father, S; see +Fader+.
+Veel+, _sb._ veal, SkD; +veale+, calf, Manip.; +veal+, Manip.; +veilys+, _pl._, calves, S3.--OF. _veel_ (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.
+Uela?-rede+, _sb._ fellows.h.i.+p, S2; see +Felawrede+.
+Uele+, _adj._ many, S, S2; +ueole+, S; +ueale+, S; see +Fele+.
+Uelen+, _v._ to feel, MD; see +Felen+.
+Veluet+, _sb._ velvet, _seric.u.m villosum_, Manip., Prompt.; +velwet+, Prompt.; +velouette+, C2; +vellet+, HD.--It. _veluto_ (Florio); Late Lat. *_villutum_; from Lat. _uillus_, s.h.a.ggy hair; cf. OF. _velu_, s.h.a.ggy (Cotg.).
+Vendage+, _sb._ vintage, PP.--OF. _vendange_; Lat. _uindemia_; see BH, -- 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. x.x.x), BH, -- 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).
+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-gla.s.s.--OF. _ventose_ (_ventouse_), cupping-gla.s.s (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. _uenenum_; see BH, -- 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._ gla.s.s, 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 grec.u.m_, Voc.; +verdegrees+, C3.--OF. _vert de gris_, verdigrease (Cotg.); OF. _Gris_, Greeks (Ducange), pl. of _gri_; Late Lat. _grec.u.m_; Lat. _graec.u.m_; see Constans, Notes, p. 25, and BH, -- 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, -- 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).
+Vernicle+, _sb._ a copy of the handkerchief of St. Veronica, S2, PP, C; +vernakylle+, Cath.; +vernacle+, HD.--Church Lat. _veronicula_, also _veronica_ from _Veronica_, the traditional name of the woman who wiped the Saviour's face (the word being popularly connected with _uera icon_, true likeness); _Veronica_ is a form of Bernice, the traditional name of the woman who was cured of an issue of blood. _Bernice_ or _Berenice_ is a Macedonian form of Fe?e????, bearer of victory. See F. _veronique_ in Cotg.
+Vernisch+, _sb._ varnish, S2, PP; +vernysche+, Prompt.; +vernysh+, _bernix_, Voc.; _viridium_, _virific.u.m_, Voc.; +vernish+, _encaustum_, Manip.--OF. _vernis_, varnish, Cotg.; from OF. _vernir_; Late Lat.
*_vitrinire_, from _uitrinus_, from _uitrum_, gla.s.s (Diez, p. 339).
+Vernish+, _v. encaustare_, Manip.--OF. _vernisser_, to varnish, to sleek, or glaze over with varnish (Cotg.).
+Verony+, _sb._ a vernacle, HD.--OF. _veronie_; Low Lat. _veronica_ (Ducange). See +Vernicle+.
