['The old and obscure words of Chaucer, explaned', from The Workes of our Antient and lerned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed, ed. by Thomas Speght (London: George Bishop, 1598), sig. Aaaa1r-Bbbb1v.]

 

V

Van, fan.
vassellage, subiection.
vassalage, villany, or seruice.
vauesoure, lord.
vechons, hedgehogs.
vecke, an old woman.
venery, hunting.
vent, forepart.
ventosing, cupping.
verge, a garden.
vermaile, red.
verte, glasse.
vermell, red.
vernage, sweet wine.
vetuacle, (vide Annot.)
via appia, an high way or causey from Rome to Campaigne.
vinari enuermailed, vineyard made red.
vite, a vine.
viended, hauing plenty of meat, especially of flesh.
vmple, fine lawne.
vnberd, laid open.
vncerriall, (vide Anno.)
vndermeles, afternoones.
vnderfonger, take in hand.
vndernome, felt.
vndern, the afternoone.
vnplireth, sheweth.
vnneth, scarse.
vnpliten, make plaine.
vnselinesse, (infortunium) misfortune.
vnsperd, vnlocked.
vnsely, vnhappy.
vnset steuen, vnapointed time
vnwist, unknowne.
vnyolden, not yeelding.
volage, will, pleasure.
volatili, wild foule.
volage, vnconstant.
voluper, kercher.
volunde, will.
vomes, foming.
voundstone, freestone.
vphap, ouercouer.
vpswale, (intumescebat) started vp or swelled.
vpplight, taken vp.
vre, chance, aduenture.
vttrance, extremity.

 

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