*vieillesse, n.f., old age; oldness. Elle est morte de —; she died of old age.

*vieillir, v.n., to grow old; to get old; to look old; to become obsolete (of words).

*vieillir, v.a., to make old; to make look old.

*se vieillir, v.r., to make one’s self look old; to give one’s self out as older than one actually is.

*vieillissant, -e, adj., growing old.

*vieillissement (-is-mān), n.m., growing old.

*vieillot, -te, adj., oldish.

vielle, n.f., hurdy-gurdy. Il est du bois dont on fait les —s; he is of a pliant temperament.

vieller, v.n., to play upon the hurdy-gurdy; (pop.) ☉to stand trifling.

vielleu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., hurdy-gurdy player.