† viretoten.
Obsolete.
An unsettled state or condition.
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c1386 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Ellesm.) 584 What eyleth yow? som gay gerl, god it woot, Hath broght yow thus vp on the viritoot. [For variants see meritot n.]
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. vii. 155 Here you come on the viretot, through the whole streets of London, to talk some nonsense to a lady.]
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