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volve, v.|vɒlv|
Also 5–7 volue.
[ad. L. volvĕre to turn, roll, etc., or obs. F. volver (= Sp. and Pg. volver, It. volvere, volgere) from the same source.]
1. intr. To turn over, to roll. Obs. exc. nonce-use.
c1480Henryson Fables, Lyon & Mouss 204 (Bann. MS.), Voluand [v.r. Welterand] about with hiddouss rowmissing, Quhyle to, quhyle fro, gif he mycht succour get. 1910Galsworthy Inn Tranq. in Nation 12 Nov. 266/2 If It did not volve and revolve on Itself, It would peter out at one end or the other.
†2. trans. To turn over the pages of (a book). Also absol. (Cf. revolve v. 5.) Obs.
1523Ld. Berners Froiss. I. Auth. Pref. 2 Whan this ymaginacyon came to me, I volued, tourned, and redde many volumes and bokes, conteyning famouse histories. 1625Darcie Ann. To Rdr., I sedulously volued and reuolued Characters of Kings and Peers, Letters, Consultations. 1638R. Chamberlain Noct. Lucubrations Ep. Ded., Many..Peeces of learning your Worship hath volved and revolved. 1677P. A. Pref. Poem in Cary's Chronol., Even so our studious Friend..is intent On Books and Reading, so doth chuse and pick, Volve and Revolve, and finally doth stick.
†3. To turn over in the mind; to consider. Obs.
c1520Barclay Jugurtha (1557) 65 b, Somtyme he volued in mynd rather to subdue hymselfe..than to begyne war agayn. 1616J. Lane Contn. Sqr.'s T. iv. 257 Cambuscan..volvd, revolvd, in diepe perplexitie How to fitt love and iustice remedie. 1760Sterne Tr. Shandy vii. xx. I have been volving and revolving in my fancy..by what clean device I might..modulate them. |