werren

From Old Dutch *werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werran.

werren

1. (transitive) to tangle, to bring into disarray
2. (transitive) to confuse
3. (transitive) to destroy
4. (transitive) to hinder
5. (intransitive) to damage, to harm
6. (intransitive) to cause worry or pain
7. (intransitive) to quarrel, to dispute

• warren

• Dutch: warren

• “werren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “werren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

• werre, warren, weorren, weren

From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛrən/, /ˈwɛːrən/

werren (third-person singular simple present werreth, present participle werrende, werrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werred)

1. To attack, fight or war (against something or someone); to be involved in or engage in armed conflict.
2. To inflict destruction or devastation by way of conflict or battle; to bring to ruin.
3. (rare) To attack outside armed conflict; to fight one-on-one or in a disorganised manner.
4. To attack a religion (or its people) or a value; to enter into religious or moral conflict.
5. To denigrate, show enmity towards, punish, or afflict a religion or its followers.
6. (rare) To have one's knowledge on a topic turn clouded or unclear.

• English: war
• Scots: war, weir

• “werren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 January 2019.