Middle English Dictionary Entry
vīs n.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | vīs n.(3) Also vice, (16th cent.) vise. |
| Etymology | Shortened form of avīs n.; some exx. could also be construed as vīs n.(4). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Judgment, expressed opinion; also, a piece of advice, a recommendation; bi (thin ouen) ~, by (your own) choice, willingly.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400 Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Petyt 511)7652 : I salle þe counseille a gode vis.
- (1433) EEWills95/12 : Thet the…seyd Bestall be solde be the vice of the paresshens ther.
- a1450(a1425) Mirk IPP (Cld A.2)1225 : Hast þow ete or dronke more Þen þy nede askede fore…Ȝef þow haue done þus by vys, Telle me, sone, for nede hyt ys.
- (1472) Will York in Sur.Soc.45204 : If my wife think…be the vice of hir counsell, that thay be vertuse and plesyng to hir, I wold that sche rewardyd thame.
- (1482) Let.Cely (PRO S.C.1 53/125)p.158 (170/41) : I am purposyd to paye yowre byllys .. as tomorow, the ton hallff wyth parte off the money that ȝe hawe sent, be the vyce off Wylliam Dalton.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)10/60 : Tho I was in prosperite…I had mokil to done to drawe thee to myn hostel…and now thou comest goodly by thyn owne vyse.