† verimentadv.n.adj.
Obsolete.
A. adv.
In truth or verity; truly, verily.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb]
mid or with (‥) soothc888
soothfastlya890
soothfastc950
rightOE
yeaOE
soothlyOE
soothOE
trulyc1225
soothrightc1275
purec1300
verament1303
verily1303
purelyc1325
verimentc1325
indeedc1330
veirec1330
soothfully1340
faithlyc1350
of very (due) right?a1366
leallya1375
amenc1384
in soothnessc1386
verya1387
in certaina1400
truea1400
without(en) wougha1400
in veirec1400
in deedc1405
without famec1430
in veramentc1450
utterlyc1460
veritably1481
veritable1490
voirably1501
seriously1644
quite1736
quite1881
c1325 Chron. Eng. 617 in J. Ritson Anc. Eng. Metrical Romanceës (1802) II. 296 From him verreiment He brohte a riche present.
1370–80 Visions of St. Paul 235 in Old Eng. Misc. 229 Þo Fendes seiden verreyment—He haþ seȝen his Iuggement.
a1400 K. Alis. (Laud) 717 By sterren & by þe firmament He hym tauȝtte verrayment.
c1400 Ywaine & Gaw. 1491 The lady said, Sir, verrayment, I wil do al yowr cumandment.
B. n.
Truth; verity.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun]
soothc950
soothOE
rightOE
soothnessc1275
soothness1297
soothshipc1320
soothhead1340
very1382
trotha1387
trutha1391
verity1422
veriment1528
true?1531
trueness1559
veriness1574
reality1604
veracity1664
veridicalness1727
the fact of the matter1808
truthfulness1835
actualité1840
the straight1866
satya1879
straight goods1892
veridicalitya1901
truth value1903
dinky1941
1528 D. Lindsay Dreme 801 Efter my sempyll intandiment,..I sall declare the suith and verrayment As I best can.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 27 Gif that he traistit nocht To that tha said wes suith and verriement [etc.].
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Fii/1 Veriment, veritas.
C. adj.
Veritable, correct.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adjective]
soothc825
soothlyc888
soothfastc950
rightOE
lealc1330
verilya1340
veryc1386
truea1398
soothfulc1400
real1440
vray1460
trothlike1544
of verityc1550
verimenta1592
correct1705
truthful1781
truthy1848
unillusory1853
straight-up1910
a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. D3v To speake like a proctor, And tell vnto you, what is veriment and true.
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