versicule rare.
(ˈvɜːsɪkjuːl)
[a. OF. (also mod.F.) versicule (14th c.; = It., Sp., Pg. versiculo), or ad. L. versiculus: see next and versicle n.]
A versicle; a short verse or poem.
| 1491 Cartul. St. Nicholai Aberdon. (New Spald. Cl.) I. 256 Gif he be ane choristar and playne Sangster þat can singe Anthoms, Responseris and Versiculis. 1517 in Archaeol. LXI. 84 A booke with the Invitatorys and the versiculis noted. a 1550 Wyntoun's Cron. (Wemyss MS.) v. xi. 3625 Versiculis thare to he can write, And ympnis alsua maid in dite. 1861 W. H. Russell in Times 14 May, A variety of versicules, songs, and rhetorical exercitations. |