vardy Now dial.
Also 8 vardi, 9 vardie.
[Colloq. or dial. var. of verdit, obs. f. verdict.]
Opinion, judgement, verdict.
| 1731–8 Swift Polite Conv. i. 15 Lord Sp. Well, I fear Lady Answerall can't live long; she has so much wit. Nev. No, she can't live... Lady Ans. O! Miss, you must give your Vardi too! 1796 Grose's Dict. Vulgar T. (ed. 3) s.v., To give one's vardy; i.e. verdict or opinion. 1825– in dial. glossaries (N. Cy., Linc., Yorks.). |