"werren" meaning in Middle English

See werren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɛrən/, /ˈwɛːrən/
Etymology: From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) + -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor|enm|fro|guerrier}} Old French guerrier, {{der|enm|frk|*werran}} Frankish *werran, {{af|enm|werre|-en|id1=war|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=war}} werre (“war”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} werren, {{enm-verb|stem=werr}} werren (third-person singular simple present werreth, present participle werrende, werrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werred) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|werr}} Forms: werreth [present, singular, third-person], werrende [participle, present], werrynge [participle, present], werred [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], werren [infinitive], to werren [infinitive], werre [infinitive], werre [first-person, present, singular], werred [first-person, past, singular], werrest [present, second-person, singular], werredest [past, second-person, singular], werreth [present, singular, third-person], werred [past, singular, third-person], werre [present, singular, subjunctive], werred [past, singular, subjunctive], werre [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], werren [plural, present], werre [plural, present], werreden [past, plural], werrede [past, plural], werreth [imperative, plural, present], werre [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], werrynge [participle, present], werrende [participle, present], werred [participle, past], ywerred [participle, past], werre [alternative], warren [alternative], weorren [alternative], weren [alternative]
  1. To attack, fight or war (against something or someone); to be involved in or engage in armed conflict.
    Sense id: en-werren-enm-verb-Q8JdHUWo Categories (other): War Disambiguation of War: 81 12 7 0 0 0
  2. To inflict destruction or devastation by way of conflict or battle; to bring to ruin.
    Sense id: en-werren-enm-verb-KPpR-rvo
  3. (rare) To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-werren-enm-verb-jMwNhBNw Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 4 4 5 5 4 7 11 18 5 12 8 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 10 6 5 5 6 6 5 7 12 17 6 9 6
  4. To attack a religion (or its people) or a value; to enter into religious or moral conflict.
    Sense id: en-werren-enm-verb-E0CeMoOx Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 0 1 0 69 30 0
  5. To denigrate, show enmity towards, punish, or afflict a religion or its followers.
    Sense id: en-werren-enm-verb-11I1kj3b Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 5 5 5 7 6 5 6 7 7 6 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 5 5 5 7 6 5 6 7 7 6 26 6
  6. (rare) To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-werren-enm-verb-WNxQWGrz

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
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      "text": "English: war"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) + -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun.",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrende",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "werren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to werren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werredest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werreth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werreden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werreth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywerred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "warren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weorren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "werr"
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        }
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        "To attack, fight or war (against something or someone); to be involved in or engage in armed conflict."
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        [
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          "fight"
        ],
        [
          "war",
          "war"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To inflict destruction or devastation by way of conflict or battle; to bring to ruin."
      ],
      "id": "en-werren-enm-verb-KPpR-rvo",
      "links": [
        [
          "destruction",
          "destruction"
        ],
        [
          "devastation",
          "devastation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "12 5 4 4 5 5 4 7 11 18 5 12 8",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 6 5 5 6 6 5 7 12 17 6 9 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner."
      ],
      "id": "en-werren-enm-verb-jMwNhBNw",
      "links": [
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "one-on-one",
          "one-on-one"
        ],
        [
          "disorganised",
          "disorganised"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "0 1 0 69 30 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "enm:Religion",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attack a religion (or its people) or a value; to enter into religious or moral conflict."
      ],
      "id": "en-werren-enm-verb-E0CeMoOx",
      "links": [
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          "religion",
          "religion"
        ]
      ]
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "7 5 5 5 7 6 5 6 7 7 6 25 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To denigrate, show enmity towards, punish, or afflict a religion or its followers."
      ],
      "id": "en-werren-enm-verb-11I1kj3b",
      "links": [
        [
          "denigrate",
          "denigrate"
        ],
        [
          "enmity",
          "enmity"
        ],
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear."
      ],
      "id": "en-werren-enm-verb-WNxQWGrz",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛrən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛːrən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werren"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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          "args": {
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            "2": "war",
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          "expansion": "Scots: war, weir",
          "name": "desc"
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    {
      "form": "werreth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to werren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werredest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werreth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werreden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werreth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werrende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywerred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "warren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weorren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weren",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "werren",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "werr"
      },
      "expansion": "werren (third-person singular simple present werreth, present participle werrende, werrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werred)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "werr"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To attack, fight or war (against something or someone); to be involved in or engage in armed conflict."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "fight",
          "fight"
        ],
        [
          "war",
          "war"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To inflict destruction or devastation by way of conflict or battle; to bring to ruin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destruction",
          "destruction"
        ],
        [
          "devastation",
          "devastation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "one-on-one",
          "one-on-one"
        ],
        [
          "disorganised",
          "disorganised"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To attack a religion (or its people) or a value; to enter into religious or moral conflict."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To denigrate, show enmity towards, punish, or afflict a religion or its followers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "denigrate",
          "denigrate"
        ],
        [
          "enmity",
          "enmity"
        ],
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛrən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛːrən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werren"
}

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