"vers" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /vɛrs/, /vɛːrs/, /fɛrs/ Forms: verses [plural], vers [plural]
Etymology: From a combination of Old French vers and Old English fers, both from Latin versus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vers}} Old French vers, {{inh|enm|ang|fers}} Old English fers, {{der|enm|la|versus}} Latin versus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vers, {{enm-noun|verses|pl2=vers}} vers (plural verses or vers)
  1. A line or passage of a text or work:
    A line in a poem; part of a stanza.
    Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun--8JYdBoB Disambiguation of Bible: 12 4 26 6 11 7 31 2 2
  2. A line or passage of a text or work:
    A line in a non-poetic literary work.
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-H2Fw6Y4G
  3. A line or passage of a text or work:
    A Biblical verse, especially of a psalm.
    Categories (topical): Bible, Christianity
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-fF04P-vQ Disambiguation of Bible: 12 4 26 6 11 7 31 2 2 Disambiguation of Christianity: 6 6 23 3 8 25 24 2 2
  4. A line or passage of a text or work:
    A maxim or similar short phrase.
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-2jPjmJcB
  5. A larger portion of a text or work:
    A stanza; a group of lines equivalent to the prose paragraph.
    Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-F-y3nb5e Disambiguation of Bible: 12 4 26 6 11 7 31 2 2
  6. A larger portion of a text or work:
    A portion of a liturgical prayer or recitation.
    Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-oOzgQpIO Disambiguation of Christianity: 6 6 23 3 8 25 24 2 2
  7. Verse, poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole. Categories (topical): Bible, Christianity, Literature, Poetry
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-doaPE0FH Disambiguation of Bible: 12 4 26 6 11 7 31 2 2 Disambiguation of Christianity: 6 6 23 3 8 25 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Literature: 16 5 22 5 12 5 33 2 2 Disambiguation of Poetry: 16 4 20 4 9 3 40 3 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 23 6 11 15 29 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 8 21 5 12 15 31 2 2
  8. (rare) A syllable as a poetic unit. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-k3WMPfMd
  9. (rare) An array of objects. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-vers-enm-noun-zkUJitA4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verce Related terms: verset, versicle, versifien, versifiour

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