veir

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === feir, vair, vaire, veire, ver, voir, ware === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French vair, from Latin varius (“variegated”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /væi̯r/ === Noun === veir (plural veyres) vair (squirrel fur) vair clothing (rare) weasel, stoat ==== Descendants ==== English: vair Scots: vair (obsolete) Yola: vier, wyer, vierd ==== References ==== “veir, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-5. == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛ/ (Pays de Caux, Rouen) IPA(key): /ve/ (Jersey) IPA(key): /vɛə/ === Verb === veir to see ==== Conjugation ==== == Old French == === Verb === veir (Anglo-Norman) Alternative infinitive of veoir ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a distinct stressed present stem, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === Noun === veir oblique singular, m (oblique plural veirs, nominative singular veirs, nominative plural veir) alternative form of vair (fur of a squirrel) == Romansh == === Alternative forms === vesair (Rumantsch Grischun) veser (Sursilvan) vaser (Sutsilvan) vzair, vair (Puter) verer (Vallader) === Etymology === From Latin videō, vidēre. === Verb === veir (Surmiran) to look (Surmiran) to see