Etymology

veer

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Today it means: To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out. Full definition →

Middle Dutch vieren
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veer · verb1

  1. Middle Dutch · borrowed fromvieren
  2. Middle Dutch · borrowed fromvieren
  3. English todayveer

Borrowed from Middle Dutch vieren (“to slacken”).

veer · noun, verb2

  1. Middle French · borrowed fromvirer
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromvirer
  3. English todayveer

Borrowed from Middle French virer.

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