werren

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werʀan. === Verb === werren (transitive) to tangle, to bring into disarray (transitive) to confuse (transitive) to destroy (transitive) to hinder (intransitive) to damage, to harm [with dative] (intransitive) to cause worry or pain (intransitive) to quarrel, to dispute ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== warren ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: warren === Further reading === “werren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “werren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === werre, warren, weorren, weren === Etymology === From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɛrən/, /ˈwɛːrən/ === Verb === werren (third-person singular simple present werreth, present participle werrende, werrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werred) To attack, fight or war (against something or someone); to be involved in or engage in armed conflict. To inflict destruction or devastation by way of conflict or battle; to bring to ruin. (rare) To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner. To attack a religion (or its people) or a value; to enter into religious or moral conflict. To denigrate, show enmity towards, punish, or afflict a religion or its followers. (rare) To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: war Scots: war, weir ==== References ==== “werren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 January 2019.