"very" meaning in Middle English

See very in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old French verai. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|verai}} Old French verai Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|verier|||head=}} very (comparative verier), {{enm-adj||verier|}} very (comparative verier) Forms: verier [comparative], verai [alternative], veray [alternative], verra [alternative], verray [alternative], verre [alternative], verrei [alternative], verrey [alternative], verri [alternative], verry [alternative], werai [alternative], werrai [alternative], wery [alternative]
  1. true
    Sense id: en-very-enm-adj-tb6kG2xi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Etymology: From Old French verai. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|verai}} Old French verai Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} very Forms: verai [alternative], veray [alternative], verra [alternative], verray [alternative], verre [alternative], verrei [alternative], verrey [alternative], verri [alternative], verry [alternative], werai [alternative], werrai [alternative], wery [alternative]
  1. very
    Sense id: en-very-enm-adv-TGpIOfg9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} very
  1. Alternative form of ferien Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ferien
    Sense id: en-very-enm-verb-S2nRU8R8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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