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Quotation dates: 1460-1599
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Ver(r)ament, adv. and n. Also: wer(r)ament, verrayment, verriement, verement, varamant. [ME and e.m.E. verement (Manning), verrament, verreement, verreiment (all c1325), verament (Chaucer), verrayment (14th c.), veriment (1570), OF veraiement, verraiment, AF veirement, f. OF verai, L. vērus.]
A. adv. Truly, verily; in truth. 1460 Hay Alex. 15513.
He saw ane hill of gold … The quhilk is callit Mons Auri varamant a1500 King Hart 894.
Go send for deid thus said he verament 15.. Clariodus iv 1819.
When he had sung, the king said, ‘Verament This is ane lustie song’ a1568 Bannatyne MS 51a/6.
I red the scriptour verement The quhilk said [etc.]
B. noun. a. In verrament, in truth, truly. b. The truth.a. c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix 1208.
It is for gud at he is fra us went; It sall ye se, trast weill, in werrament 1535 Stewart 23263.
Verrament 1540 Lynd. Sat. 834.
Think ȝe not this ane mirrie sport? Ȝea, that I do, in verament [Bann. verement] c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i 904.
Nemesis … Recitit all hir charge in verrament c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii 905.
Werament 15.. Clariodus ii 544.
Clariodus … sendis to ȝow this flour … Saying, ‘Within few dayis in verament He sall ȝow se'b. 1528 Lynd. Dreme 801.
I sall declare the suith and verrayment As I best can 1535 Stewart 20943.
Gif that he traistit nocht To that tha said wes suith and verriement, Tha suld be sworne all by the sacrament 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 3480.
The pure Py … That loist hir life for saying verament
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