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'''Verse''' (from the Latin ''"versus"''; turn of the plough (plow), a furrow, line, row, line of writing, etc. though Old High German, Old Norse etc. to Old English as ''"vers"'') has, or has had, various meanings:
As a noun:
:1. A sequence of words arranged according to ... natural or recognised rules of [[prosody]] and forming a complete metrical line; each of the lines of a [[poem]] or piece of versification.
:2. A small number of metrical lines in an [[anthem]], usually sung by a soloist; or, in popular [[song]] or [[ballad]], [[hymn]] etc. a distinct sequence of lines leading into the chorus or separating one chorus from another.
:4. A metrical composition - a poem. ("Book of verse" = "book of poetry".)
:5. A clause or sentence in a religious text e.g Creed.
:6. Any of the numbered sections of the Bible or other scripture.
As a verb: To train or make skilful
As an adjective: "Versed" (usually well-versed) = skilled, familiar with, expert.
There are other definitions that are rare or archaic.
The above definitions are from ''"The Shorter Oxford Dictionary"'', 2007 Ed. Volume 2, pp 3519-20.
[[Category: Language]]
[[Category: Literature]]