"wernen" meaning in Middle English

See wernen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɛrnən/, /ˈwɛːrnən/, /ˈwarnən/, /ˈwurnən/ [dialectal], /ˈwoːrnən/ [dialectal]
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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wyrnan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wyrnan, {{inh+|enm|ang|wyrnan}} Inherited from Old English wyrnan, {{m|ang|weornan}} weornan, {{m|ang|wiernan|t=to refuse, deny, withhold}} wiernan (“to refuse, deny, withhold”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*warnijan}} Proto-West Germanic *warnijan, {{doublet|enm|garnysshen|warnysshen}} Doublet of garnysshen and warnysshen, {{m|enm|warnen}} warnen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} wernen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wern}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wernen [infinitive], to wernen [infinitive], werne [infinitive], werne [first-person, present, singular], werned [first-person, past, singular], wernest [present, second-person, singular], wernedest [past, second-person, singular], werneth [present, singular, third-person], werned [past, singular, third-person], werne [present, singular, subjunctive], werned [past, singular, subjunctive], werne [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], wernen [plural, present], werne [plural, present], werneden [past, plural], wernede [past, plural], werneth [imperative, plural, present], werne [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], wernynge [participle, present], wernende [participle, present], werned [participle, past], ywerned [participle, past]
  1. To deny or refuse; to reject a request or demand:
    To refuse to relinquish or surrender something.
    Sense id: en-wernen-enm-verb--5LBCkrf
  2. To deny or refuse; to reject a request or demand:
    To close off; to prevent from passing or entering.     Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-wernen-enm-verb-qdTGRhlv Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 3 90 3 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 2 6 60 7 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 3 6 59 8 6
  3. To prevent or disallow (from happening):
    To challenge or obstruct; to be an impediment.
    Sense id: en-wernen-enm-verb-Le~AIF0V
  4. To prevent or disallow (from happening):
    To resist; to refuse to concede.
    Sense id: en-wernen-enm-verb-I4QMpG6O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: warn, warne, werne, worne, wurne, wærnen, wearne, wearnen, weorne [Early-Middle-English]

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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛrnən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛːrnən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwarnən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwurnən/",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwoːrnən/",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "warn"
    },
    {
      "word": "warne"
    },
    {
      "word": "werne"
    },
    {
      "word": "worne"
    },
    {
      "word": "wurne"
    },
    {
      "word": "wærnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "wearne"
    },
    {
      "word": "wearnen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "weorne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wernen"
}

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