Verlo´bungszeit, f., time between betrothal and marriage.

vermei´den (vermied, vermieden), to shun, to evade, to shirk.

Vermö´gen, n., property, competence.

verpa´cken, to pack, to pack up, to keep safe.

verpflich´tet ( p.p. ), bound, obliged (to do, zu).

verpu´tzeln ( dialect. ), to mask, to disguise.

verra´ten (verriet, verraten), to disclose, to divulge, to let out.

verrei´sen, to go on a journey; verreist sein, to be on a journey.

Vers, m. ( pl. -e), verse, strophe, lines.

verschämt´ ( p.p. ), bashful, modest.