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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In 1549, he published a work entitled Kraeuterbuch von den vier Elementen, Thieren, Voegeln, and Fischen, of which there have been various editions.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by William MacGillivray
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 William Barnes
I allow no third person to be present in my private lessons, but go on the principle of Paul Heyse’s hero, Edwin, either in open lecture, or unter vier Augen.”
From The First Violin A Novel by Jessie Fothergill
An' I'll heave on a brand avore The vier back, to meäke good cheer, O' roarèn fleämes, vor John o' Weer To chat wi' William Wellburn.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by William Barnes
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 P. M. Hough
