An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Lat. vac-are.

Douglas.

VALE, s. The gunwale of a vessel.
V. [Wail].
Douglas.

To VALE, v. n. To descend.
K. Quair.

O. Fr. aval-er, id.

VALENTINE, s.
1. A billet, which is folded in a particular way, and sent by one young person to another, on St Valentine's day, the 14th of February, S.
2. A sealed letter sent by royal authority, for the purpose of apprehending disorderly persons.
Acts Ja. VI.

VALISES, s. pl. Saddlebags, S. wallees.
V. [Wallees].
Godscroft.

VALOUR, VALURE, s. Value; Fr. valeur.
Quon. Att.

To VAMPER, v. n. To make an ostentatious appearance, S. A.

C. B. gwemp, splendid.