The Letter V The Elizabethan alphabet contained just 24 old English letters as opposed to the 26 letters used in the modern English alphabet. The following picture of the Letter V of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters.
An old style Letter V
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter V The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter V. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era!
VADE to fade VAIL to lower VAILING lowering VAINNESS vanity VALANCED adorned with a valence or fringe often applied to the beard VALIDITY value VANTAGE advantage VANTBRACE armour for the front of the arm VARLET a servant, valet VAST A gulf VASTIDITY immensity VASTLY like a waste VASTY vast, waste VAUNT precedes VAUNT-COURIERS forerunners VAWARD the van, vanguard, advanced guard of an army, the first of anything VEGETIVES herbs VELURE velvet VELVET-GUARDS literally velvet trimmings applied metaphorically to the citizens who wore them VENEW a bout in fencing, metaphorically applied to repartee and sallies of wit
VENEY a bout at fencing VENGE to avenge VENTAGES holes in a flute or flageolet VERBAL wordy VERY true, real VIA off with you! VICE to screw, the buffoon in old morality plays VIE to challenge, a term at cards, to play as for a wager VIEWLESS invisible VILLAIN a lowborn man VINEWED mouldy VIOL-DE-GAMBOYS a bass viol VIRGINALLING playing as on the virginals, a kind of a spinet VIRTUE the essential excellence valour VIRTUOUS excellent, endowed with virtues VIZAMENT advisement VOLUBLE fickle VOLUNTARY volunteer VOTARIST votary, one who has taken a vow VULGAR the common people VULGARLY publicly
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter V
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter V
Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter V The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter V are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter V were still being invented! Elizabethan dictionaries were not available - it was not possible to look up the spellings or meanings of Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter V . Old Elizabethan words were therefore spelt and written in a variety of different formats. The above online dictionary containing old Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter V provide a valuable reference source when studying the literary works and plays of famous Elizabethan authors such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.
Elizabethan Language Guide - An Elizabethan Online Dictionary Click the following links to access more information about the old English Elizabethan Language and the Elizabethan Online Dictionary for an easy to follow Elizabethan language guide!
