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Venge, Weng(e, v. [ME and e.m.E. wenge (Cursor M.), venge (Manning), OF vengier, L. vindicāre. Cf. Avenge v.] tr. To avenge (harm done, a person who has suffered harm, etc.). Also const. of (on) an enemy. Also reflex. and intr.pres. 1375 Barb. i 461.
God … Preserwyt thaim in his forsycht, To weng the harme and the contrer 1375 Barb. iv 647.
Wenge [C. venge] 1375 Barb. v 100.
Thai slew thaim dispitously … To wenge the angyr and the ill That thai and thairis had thaim wrocht 1375 Barb. vii 35.
Jhone off Lorn … Come … to the place Quhar that his [fyve] men slane was … He … said … That he suld weng thar blowde 1375 Barb. xix 151.
For … him thocht hard to ma Pes with the king Robert his fa, Quhill that he off him wengit war ?1438 Alex. i 934.
Balas, that hes Tyre in fie, That we haue wengit him on thé! ?1438 Alex. ii 10452.
Quhill he be vengit of his skaith c1420 Wynt. viii 3458.
Qwhen men trowys in thare intent, That thai can set for thame na rede, Bot anerly mon byde the dede, To wenge thare dede thai tak thaim will, And swa takis hardyment thame till 1460 Hay Alex. 1472.
The Grekis chaste thame onfreindlie hame, And gart thame leaf a parte of thir menȝe, Off quhilk thame thocht thair vengit for to be c1475 Wall. xi 1144.
The rewlm off France he wowit he suld neuir se, Bot weng Wallace, or ellis tharfor to de c1520-c1535 Nisbet 2 Cor. x 6.
We haue reddy to venge al vnobedience, quhen your obedience salbe fillit c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts vii 24.
Quhen he saw a man suffring wrang, he venget [P. vengide] him, and did vengeance for him that suffrit the wrangp.t. 1375 Barb. i 291.
Hys fadyr dede he wengyt sua That in Ingland, I wnderta Wes nane off lyve that hym ne dred c1520-c1535 Nisbet Rev. xix 2.
Trew and iust ar the domes of Him … quhilk deemyt of the gret hure … and vengeit the blude of His seruandis, of the handis of hirp.p. 1375 Barb. v 166.
Bot and I leyff in lege-powyste Thar deid rycht weill sall wengit [C. vengit] be a1400 Leg. S. xxv 116.
Sic wykyt wordis of dyspyt In that dekine ware wengyt tytreflex. 1375 Barb. xviii 232.
He tuk purpos for to rid With a gret ost in Scotland, For to weng him with stalwart hand Off tray of trawaill & of tene That done tharin till him had bene ?1438 Alex. ii 1245.
Gif God savis my neuoys weill And my suord and my mais of steill … I sall me venge on that king ?1438 Alex. ii 4279.
He hes hurt me on the syde, And woundit … Now war gude be vengit, gif I mycht! c1475 Wall. viii 1353.
In presone syne lang tyme thai pynit me, Quhill I fra thaim was castyn out for ded … Wengyt to be I prewyt all my mycht; Feyll off thair kyn to dede syn I haiff dychtintr. c1460 Consail Vys Man 396.
Traist nocht thine honore in a fulle, Na weng nocht quhil thi blud be cule a1561 Norvell Meroure 5b.
I kill I slaye, I venge both layt and aire