"werre" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Hunsrik]

IPA: /ˈvɛrə/
Head templates: {{head|hrx|verb}} werre
  1. They will
    Sense id: en-werre-hrx-verb-xYZSh7bH Categories (other): Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwɛr(ə)/, /ˈwɛːr(ə)/, /war/ (note: late) Forms: werres [plural], werren [plural, rare]
Etymology: From Old English werre, wyrre, borrowed from Old Northern French werre, from Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|la|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|werre}} Old English werre, {{m|ang|wyrre}} wyrre, {{der|enm|fro-nor|guerre|werre}} Old Northern French werre, {{der|enm|ML.|werra}} Medieval Latin werra, {{der|enm|frk|*werru|t=confusion; quarrel}} Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} werre, {{enm-noun|werres|pl2=werren|pl2_qual=rare}} werre (plural werres or (rare) werren)
  1. A war; a large-scale military conflict. Categories (topical): War
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-noun-TD2VXh2E Disambiguation of War: 39 3 18 18 18 2 3
  2. A battle; an encounter between armies. Categories (topical): Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-noun-AJYKwGpR Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 4 13 26 12 29 9 7
  3. Non-military conflict or strife:
    A joust or tourney; mock equestrian conflict.
    Categories (topical): Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-noun-1WnO5sRn Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 4 13 26 12 29 9 7
  4. Non-military conflict or strife:
    (religion) A moral conflict or struggle.
    Categories (topical): Religion, Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-noun-DTJLM8Ho Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 4 13 26 12 29 9 7 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  5. Non-military conflict or strife:
    (uncommon) Minor armed unrest or attacks.
    Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Emotions, Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-noun-9tl40a-f Disambiguation of Emotions: 3 14 14 24 31 9 4 Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 4 13 26 12 29 9 7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 16 17 33 12 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 14 15 16 39 11 4 Disambiguation of Middle English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 14 15 15 44 10
  6. (hunting, rare) The struggles of one's quarry. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-noun-tMbEPnkv Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ware, wær, weer, weorre, wer, were, werr, weyr, worre Related terms: werrely, werren, werreour, werreyen, werrour, werrynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} werre
  1. Alternative form of werren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: werren
    Sense id: en-werre-enm-verb-IyXJcg3j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old English]

Etymology: From Old Northern French werre, from Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”),. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|fro-nor|werre}} Old Northern French werre, {{der|ang|ML.|werra}} Medieval Latin werra, {{der|ang|frk|*werru|t=confusion; quarrel}} Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} werre f, {{ang-noun|f}} werre f
  1. (Late Old English) war (large-scale military conflict) Tags: Late, Old-English, feminine Synonyms: wyrre
    Sense id: en-werre-ang-noun-hS0f3zu5 Categories (other): Late Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old French]

Forms: werre oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], werres [oblique, plural], werre [nominative, singular], werres [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin werra, from Frankish *werru Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|werra}} Latin werra, {{der|fro|frk|*werru}} Frankish *werru Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} werre oblique singular, f (oblique plural werres, nominative singular werre, nominative plural werres)
  1. (Old Northern French) Alternative form of guerre Tags: Old-Northern-French, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: guerre

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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