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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century

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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

Vale, A. 127; B. 673.
  Vanyté, B. 1713; C. 331.
  Vanyste, vanished, B. 1548.
  Vayle, avail, A. 912; B. 1151, 1311.
  Vayment, exhibition, show, B. 1358.
  Vayn, A. 811; B. 1358.
  Vayned, brought, A. 249. See _Wayned_.
  Venge, avenge, B. 199, 559; C. 71.
  Vengeaunce, B. 247, 1013.
  {Venkkyst, Venquyst,} vanquished, B. 544, 1071.
  Venym, venom, filth, B. 574; C. 71.
  {Veray, Verray,} true, A. 1184, 1185; truly, C. 333; very, C. 370.
  Verayly, verily, B. 664, 1548.
  Vered, veered, raised, A. 254.
  Vergyne, virgin, A. 1099.
  {Vergynté, Vergynyté,} virginity, A. 767; B. 1071.
  Vertue, A. 1126.
  Vertuous, precious, B. 1280.
  Vessayl, vessel, B. 1713.
  Vesselment, vessels, B. 1280, 1288.
  Vesture, B. 1288.
  Veued = weued, passed, A. 976. See _Weue_.
  Vilanye, C. 71.
  Vilté, filth, vileness, B. 199. O.Fr. _vilté_.
  Violent, B. 1013.
  Voched, prayed, A. 1121. Fr. _voucher_.
  Vouche, resolve, B. 1358.
  Vouched, vowed, C. 165.
  Vowe, C. 239.
  Voyde, do away with; B. 744; destroy, B. 1013; C. 370; depart,
    B. 1548.
  Vus, use, or ? drink, B. 1507. We may, however read, and thus preserve
    the alliteration, _bus_ = _bous_ = _bouse_, to drink deeply. Du.
    _buysen_.
  Vycios, vicious, B. 574.
  Vyf, wife, A. 772.
  Vygour, 971.
  Vyl, vile, evil, B. 744.
  Vylanye, crime, sin, B. 544, 574.
  Vyle, defile, B. 863.
  Vyole, vial, B. 1280.
  Vyolence, B. 1071.
  Vyrgyn, A. 426.
  {Vys, Vyse,} face, A. 254. O.Fr. _vis_.
  Vyueȝ, wives, A. 785.

  Wach, watch, B. 1205.
  Wade, A. 143, 1151.
  Waft, closed, B. 857. A.S. _wefan_, _wæfan_, to cover. O.N. _vefa_.
  Wafte, move, lift up, raise, B. 453 O.N. _veifa_, to raise, move,
    swing. _Waft_, B. 857, in the sense of _closed_ may be of the same
    origin with _wafte_.
  Wage, endure, A. 416.
  Wage, wave, B. 1484. A.S. _wágian_.
  Wake, watch, B. 85; C. 130. A.S. _wæccan_. O.N. _vaka_.
  Waken, raise, arouse, awake, A. 1171; B. 323, 437, 891, 933, 948;
    C. 132; O.N. _vakna_.
      “Wyndis at hir wille to _wakyn_ in the aire.” --(T. B. 404.)
  Wakker (_comp._ of _wayke_), weaker B. 835.
  {Wale, Walle,} _vb._ discern, A. 1000; choose, select, B. 921; C. 511;
    _adj._ noble, choice, B. 1734. Sc. _wale_. See T. 386, 4716. Ger.
    _wählen_, to choose, select. O.N. _val_, electio, optio, delectus.
      “O mister was ther wimmen tuin,
      Þat ledd þar liif wit sike and sin,
      Ffor þai had husing nan to _wale_,
      Þai lended in a littel scale.”
        --(Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iii. fol. 48a.)
      “Of choys men syne, _walit_ by cut (lot), thai tuke
      A gret numbyr, and hyd in bylgis dern.”
        --(G. Douglas, vol. i. p. 72.)
      “Awai þan drou him son Davi,
      Bot Saul dred him mo forþi,
      And of a thusand men o _wal_ (worth)
      He made him ledder and marscal.”
        --(Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iii. fol. 43a.)
      “That worthy had a wyfe _walit_ hym seluon.” --(T. B. 105.)
  Walkyries, witches, fate-readers, B. 1577. O.N. _valkyriur_; _f. pl._

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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century

English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500

Vale, A. 127; B. 673.
  Vanyté, B. 1713; C. 331.
  Vanyste, vanished, B. 1548.
  Vayle, avail, A. 912; B. 1151, 1311.
  Vayment, exhibition, show, B. 1358.
  Vayn, A. 811; B. 1358.
  Vayned, brought, A. 249. See _Wayned_.
  Venge, avenge, B. 199, 559; C. 71.
  Vengeaunce, B. 247, 1013.
  {Venkkyst, Venquyst,} vanquished, B. 544, 1071.
  Venym, venom, filth, B. 574; C. 71.
  {Veray, Verray,} true, A. 1184, 1185; truly, C. 333; very, C. 370.
  Verayly, verily, B. 664, 1548.
  Vered, veered, raised, A. 254.
  Vergyne, virgin, A. 1099.
  {Vergynté, Vergynyté,} virginity, A. 767; B. 1071.
  Vertue, A. 1126.
  Vertuous, precious, B. 1280.
  Vessayl, vessel, B. 1713.
  Vesselment, vessels, B. 1280, 1288.
  Vesture, B. 1288.
  Veued = weued, passed, A. 976. See _Weue_.
  Vilanye, C. 71.
  Vilté, filth, vileness, B. 199. O.Fr. _vilté_.
  Violent, B. 1013.
  Voched, prayed, A. 1121. Fr. _voucher_.
  Vouche, resolve, B. 1358.
  Vouched, vowed, C. 165.
  Vowe, C. 239.
  Voyde, do away with; B. 744; destroy, B. 1013; C. 370; depart,
    B. 1548.
  Vus, use, or ? drink, B. 1507. We may, however read, and thus preserve
    the alliteration, _bus_ = _bous_ = _bouse_, to drink deeply. Du.
    _buysen_.
  Vycios, vicious, B. 574.
  Vyf, wife, A. 772.
  Vygour, 971.
  Vyl, vile, evil, B. 744.
  Vylanye, crime, sin, B. 544, 574.
  Vyle, defile, B. 863.
  Vyole, vial, B. 1280.
  Vyolence, B. 1071.
  Vyrgyn, A. 426.
  {Vys, Vyse,} face, A. 254. O.Fr. _vis_.
  Vyueȝ, wives, A. 785.

  Wach, watch, B. 1205.
  Wade, A. 143, 1151.
  Waft, closed, B. 857. A.S. _wefan_, _wæfan_, to cover. O.N. _vefa_.
  Wafte, move, lift up, raise, B. 453 O.N. _veifa_, to raise, move,
    swing. _Waft_, B. 857, in the sense of _closed_ may be of the same
    origin with _wafte_.
  Wage, endure, A. 416.
  Wage, wave, B. 1484. A.S. _wágian_.
  Wake, watch, B. 85; C. 130. A.S. _wæccan_. O.N. _vaka_.
  Waken, raise, arouse, awake, A. 1171; B. 323, 437, 891, 933, 948;
    C. 132; O.N. _vakna_.
      “Wyndis at hir wille to _wakyn_ in the aire.” --(T. B. 404.)
  Wakker (_comp._ of _wayke_), weaker B. 835.
  {Wale, Walle,} _vb._ discern, A. 1000; choose, select, B. 921; C. 511;
    _adj._ noble, choice, B. 1734. Sc. _wale_. See T. 386, 4716. Ger.
    _wählen_, to choose, select. O.N. _val_, electio, optio, delectus.
      “O mister was ther wimmen tuin,
      Þat ledd þar liif wit sike and sin,
      Ffor þai had husing nan to _wale_,
      Þai lended in a littel scale.”
        --(Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iii. fol. 48a.)
      “Of choys men syne, _walit_ by cut (lot), thai tuke
      A gret numbyr, and hyd in bylgis dern.”
        --(G. Douglas, vol. i. p. 72.)
      “Awai þan drou him son Davi,
      Bot Saul dred him mo forþi,
      And of a thusand men o _wal_ (worth)
      He made him ledder and marscal.”
        --(Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iii. fol. 43a.)
      “That worthy had a wyfe _walit_ hym seluon.” --(T. B. 105.)
  Walkyries, witches, fate-readers, B. 1577. O.N. _valkyriur_; _f. pl._

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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century

Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century

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