Middle English Dictionary Entry
verrit ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | verrit ppl. |
| Etymology | From AF verrer to substantiate, or shortened form of ME averrid , p.ppl. of averren v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: ~ for, declared to be (honorable).
Associated quotations
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)49 : Homer was holden haithill of dedis…He feynet myche fals was neuer before wroght…Ouyde and othir þat onest were ay, Virgille þe virtuus, verrit for nobill, Thes dampnet his dedys & for dull holdyn.