wernen

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *wernen, from Proto-West Germanic *warnijan. === Verb === wernen to refuse to prevent ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “wernen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wernen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === warn, warne, werne, worne, wurne wærnen, wearne, wearnen, weorne (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English wyrnan, weornan, wiernan (“to refuse, deny, withhold”), from Proto-West Germanic *warnijan. Doublet of garnysshen and warnysshen; also compare warnen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɛrnən/, /ˈwɛːrnən/, /ˈwarnən/ (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈwurnən/, /ˈwoːrnən/ === Verb === wernen To deny or refuse; to reject a request or demand: To refuse to relinquish or surrender something. To close off; to prevent from passing or entering. To prevent or disallow (from happening): To challenge or obstruct; to be an impediment. To resist; to refuse to concede. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== References ==== “wernen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.