vertuus

English

Adjective

vertuus (comparative more vertuus, superlative most vertuus)

1. Obsolete spelling of virtuous.
   • c. 1520, William Peeris, “The prouerbis in the rouf of my lorde percy closett at lekyngfelde”, in Chronicle of the Family of Percy^[1], published 1843, page 482:

     HE that made this hous for contemplacion / Myndyde specially excercyse of lernynge and vertuus occupation.

Noun

vertuus

1. (obsolete) Plural form of vertuu, an archaic spelling of virtue.
   • c. 1460, Turpines story: a Middle English translation of the Pseudo-Turpin chronicle^[2], ISBN 0197223257, published 2004, Capitulum viii, page 13:

     […] we sholde dyȝe for vicis | and liffe with vertuus, […]

   • 16th century, Henry VIII, “Lusty youth should us ensue”, in John E. Stevens editor, Music & Poetry in the Early Tudor Court^[3], published 1961, page 417:

     For withowt ther goode gydaunce / Yough shuld fall in grett myschaunce; / For yough ys frayle and prompt to doo, / As well vices as vertuus to ensew;