Valis, falls; we should read “falis,” 2475. Valkyne, to waken, 8. See _Awalk_. Vall, billow, wave, 1317. Ger. _welle_, a wave; _quelle_, a spring; Icel. _vella_, to _well_ up, boil. Cf. also A.S. _wæl_; Du. _wiel_; Lancashire _weele_, an eddy, whirlpool. So, too, in Burns:-- “Whyles owre a linn the burnie plays, As thro’ the glen it wimpl’t; Whyles round a rocky scaur it stays, Whyles in a _wiel_ it dimpl’t.” Varand, to warrant, protect, 3411. R. _warandir_. Varnit, warned, 622. Vassolag, a deed of prowess. Pasing vassolag, surpassing valour, 257. R. has _vasselage_, courage, valour, valourous deeds, as indicative of the fulfilment of the duties of a _vassal_. We now speak of rendering _good service_. Vassolage, valour, 2724. Veir, were, 818. Veris, wars, 305. See _Were_. Veryng, were, 2971. A.S. _wǽron_. Vicht, a wight, a person, 10, 55, 67. A.S. _wiht_. Virslyng, wrestling, struggling, 3384. J. gives the forms _warsell, wersill_. Visare, wiser, 607. Viting, to know, 410. A.S. _witan_. Vncouth, lit. _unknown_; hence little known, rare, valuable, 1734. A.S. _uncúð_. Vodis, woods, 1000. Vombe, womb, bowels, 375. Goth. _wamba_. Vondit, wounded, 700. Vpwarpith, warped up, i.e. drawn up, 63. See Note to this line. It occurs in Gawain Douglas’s prologue to his translation of the 12th Book of the Æneid. Du. _opwerpen_, from Goth. _waírpan_, to cast. Vsyt, used, 1197, 1208. Vyre, a cross-bow bolt, 1092. R. _vire_; cf. Lat. _vertere_.