vertue

English

Noun

vertue (countable and uncountable, plural vertues)

1. Obsolete spelling of virtue
   • 1577, Henry Peacham, The Garden of Eloquence:

     The use of this figure is great, and often necessarie and needfull to be used, the vertue and power whereof is worthie of high praise and commendation, for when commanding cannot force, nor promises allure, nor commination terrifie, as alone by themselves working in their single strengthes: yet Adhortation having al these conjoyned with it, and also sundry reasons of mightie power, as helping hands to force and move the mind forward, to a willing consent, doth prevaile in his purpose.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈtuːə]

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Verb

vertue

1. inflection of vertun:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology

Old French and Anglo-Norman vertu

Noun

vertue (plural vertues)

1. Alternative form of vertu