və:s n. & v. --n. 1 a
metrical composition in
general (wrote pages of verse). b a
particular type of
this (English verse). 2 a a metrical line in
accordance with the rules of
prosody. b a
group of a
definite number of
such lines. c a
stanza of a
poem or
song with or
without refrain. 3
each of the
short numbered divisions of a
chapter in the
Bible or
other scripture. 4 a a
versicle. b a passage (of an
anthem etc.)
for solo voice. --v.tr. 1 express in verse. 2 (usu. refl.; foll. by in)
instruct;
make knowledgeable. øøverselet n. [OE fers f. L
versus a
turn of the
plough, a
furrow, a line of
writing f. vertere versturn: in ME reinforced by OF vers f. L versus]