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

VENTAILL, s. The breathing part of a helmet; Fr. ventaille.
Gawan and Gol.

VENUST, adj. Beautiful, pleasant; Lat. venust-us.
Douglas.

VER, VERE, s. The spring.
V. [Veir].

VER, adj. Worse.
S. P. Repr.

VERES, s. pl. Glasses.

Fr. verre.

Sir Gawan.

VERGELT, WERGELT, s. Ransom, or restitution legally made for the commission of a crime.
Reg. Maj.

A. S. wergeld, the payment of the were, or price at which the life of every individual was estimated.

VERGER, s. An orchard.
Pal. Hon.