werren
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werran.
Verb
editwerren
- (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
editStrong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | werren | |
3rd sg. past | war | |
3rd pl. past | worren | |
Past participle | geworren | |
Infinitive | werren | |
In genitive | werrens | |
In dative | werrene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | werre | war |
2nd singular | wers, werres | wors, worres |
3rd singular | wert, werret | war |
1st plural | werren | worren |
2nd plural | wert, werret | wort, worret |
3rd plural | werren | worren |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | werre | worre |
2nd singular | wers, werres | worres |
3rd singular | werre | worre |
1st plural | werren | worren |
2nd plural | wert, werret | worret |
3rd plural | werren | worren |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | wer, werre | |
Plural | wert, werret | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | werrende | geworren |
Alternative forms
editDescendants
edit- Dutch: warren
Further reading
edit- “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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) + -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwerren (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
editConjugation of werren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “werren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-23.
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