vie
verb (used without object)
to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority.
vier
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a word derived from
vie.
Example Sentences
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De onzen, dit vernemende, stuurden eenige schepen om de zuid, die respectievelijk op twee plaatsen vier groote met brandhout geladen jonken vonden en drie, die eenzelfde lading reeds hadden gelost.
An' Nan, so hot As vier, zaid 'twer quite enough Vor Poll to answer vor herzuf: She had a tongue, she zaid, an' wit Enough to use en, when 'twer fit.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William
Did zometimes come vull six veet high, or higher, In white, he zaid, wi' eyes lik' coals o' vier; An' zometimes, wi' a feäce so peäle as milk, A smileless leädy, all a-deck'd in silk.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William
Ah! gi'e me, if I wer a squier, The settle an' the girt wood vier.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William
French, German, English, and Dutch, which go by the name of 'de vier Talen,' or 'the four languages,' have taken the place of Greek and Latin.
From Dutch Life in Town and Country by Hough, P. M.
