Middle English Dictionary Entry

vẹ̄ren v.(2)
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Entry Info

Forms vẹ̄ren v.(2) Sg.3 vẹ̄res, (N) wẹ̄res.
Etymology Prob. from OF virer, ?with spelling influenced by OF vertir; cp. MScot. vire, wire to turn, wind about or whirl (sth.), throw.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To raise (one’s visor); ~ up, turn (one’s face) upward, raise; (b) of a ship: to change directions wildly, veer from its course.
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