Middle English Dictionary Entry
vēren v.(1)
Entry Info
Forms | vēren v.(1) |
Etymology | From MDu. or MLG: cp. Du. vieren, Fris. fierje, LG viren, firen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. To let out or slacken (a rope).
Associated quotations
- c1500 Men may leue (Trin-C R.3.19)25 : Hale the bowelyne! now, vere the shete!