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ˈverty, a. Sc.
Also 5 werty, 9 vertie, vairtie.
[Aphetic f. averty a.]
Attentive to business; prudent, cautious, wide-awake, early, etc. In early use coupled with wise.
1375Barbour Bruce xviii. 439 King Robert..was Wis in his deid and ek verty. c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. 3121 He wes wys and rycht werty. 1456Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 115 It efferis wele to a constable to be wys and verty, and wele avisit in all his dedis. 1804W. Tarras Poems 2 Archie, fu' vertie, owre the moorlan' spangs Ilk strype and stank; nae doubt he itchin langs To crack wi' San'. 1825Jamieson Suppl., Vairtie, early. Buchan.
Hence ˈvertyness. rare—1.
1456Sir G. Haye Bk. Knighthood Wks. (S.T.S.) II. 54 A man can..mend ane evill fortune apperand be vertynasse. |