vewe
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vewe.
Pronunciation
Noun
vewe (plural vewes)
- A inspection, checkup, or examination, especially a legally ordained one.
- (Late Middle English) A scheduled minor court held in a local administrative district.
- (rare) A view or perspective.
- (rare) A stare, glance or look.
- (rare, Late Middle English) oversight, overseeing, direction, instruction
- (rare, Late Middle English) One's focus; what one is concentrating on.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “veu(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-15.
Old French
Alternative forms
- veue (all meanings)
Noun
vewe oblique singular, f (oblique plural vewes, nominative singular vewe, nominative plural vewes)
- (Anglo-Norman) sight (ability to see)
- (Anglo-Norman) viewing; inspection
Verb
vewe f
- (Anglo-Norman) feminine singular of the past participle of veoir
References
- vewe on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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