werrour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wereur, weorrur, weorreur, werrur, werreur, werrer, werrure, werroure, werere, werrowre

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman guerreur or Middle French guerreur; remodelled as werre (“war”) +‎ -our. Some forms are instead reanalysed as werre +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛrˈuːr/, /wɛrˈiu̯r/, /ˈwɛrur/, /ˈwɛrər/
• (Late Middle English) IPA^(key): /warˈuːr/, /ˈwarur/, /ˈwarər/

Noun

werrour (plural werrours)

1. A warrior or combatant; one who partakes in battles.
2. One who inflicts battle, hardship or strife or likes discord.

References

• “werrǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-23.