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

O. Fr.

VIRE, s. The arrow called a quarrel, used only for the crossbow.

Fr. vire, id.

V. [Wyr].
Douglas.

VYREENIN, part. pr. Veering, turning or winding about.

Fr. vironnant, id.

N. Burne.

VIRIDEER, s. The keeper of the grass or green wood in a forest.
For. Lawes.

L. B. viridar-ius, Fr. verdeur, id.

VIRLE, s. A small ring put round any body, to keep it firm, S. ferrule.