See also: véir

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old French vair, from Latin varius (variegated).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

veir (plural veyres)

  1. vair (squirrel fur)
  2. vair clothing
  3. (rare) weasel, stoat

Descendants edit

  • English: vair
  • Scots: vair (obsolete)
  • Yola: vier, wyer, vierd

References edit

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to know; see).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

veir

  1. to see
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 517:
      Il est niais coume Dadais qui tâte l'iaue pour vée s'a bouit.
      He is as stupid as Dadais who puts his hand into the water to see if it is boiling.

Conjugation edit

Old French edit

Verb edit

veir

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative infinitive of veoir

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a distinct stressed present stem, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Noun edit

veir oblique singularm (oblique plural veirs, nominative singular veirs, nominative plural veir)

  1. Alternative form of vair (fur of a squirrel)

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin videō, vidēre.

Verb edit

veir

  1. (Surmiran) to look
  2. (Surmiran) to see