A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Vyne], sb. vine, PP.

[ Vyner], sb. vineyard, W2; vynere, H; vyneris, pl., W2; vyners, H.—OF. vinier (BH); Late Lat. vinarium, vineyard, from Lat. uinum, wine.

[ Vyner], sb. vine-dresser, Manip.—OF. vinier (Ducange); Late Lat. vinarium (acc.).

[ Vynour], sb. vine-dresser, Bardsley.—OF. vineür; Lat. uinitorem.

[ Vyre], sb. a crossbow-bolt, B.—OF. vire (Ducange). Cf. [Virelay].

Wa-We.

[ Wa], sb. woe, WA, B; waa, WA, HD; see [Wo].

[ Wa], pron. who, S; see [Who].

[ Waast], sb. waist, C2; see [Waste].

[ Wacche], sb. vigil, watch, PP, HD; wecche, S; wach, one who keeps a lookout; wecche, pl., S; wecchess, S; wacchis, WA; wachis, sentinels, S3.—AS. wæcce.