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English
Adjective
verye (comparative verier, superlative veriest)
- Obsolete spelling of very.
- 1562: The Verye Trueth of the Conference Betvvixt the Queene Mother, and the Prince of Conde, Iulye, 1562, main title (W. Seres?)
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
verye
- (meaning obscure) element of an incantation[1]
- c.1386: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller’s Tale, lines 298–299
Ihesu Crist and seint Benedight Blesse this hous from euery wikked wight
For nyghtes uerye the white pater noster.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- ^ “†very(e)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
Etymology 2
Noun
verye
- Alternative form of ferie (“ferry crossing”)
Etymology 3
Adjective
verye
- Alternative form of very
Adverb
verye
- Alternative form of very