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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werran.
Verb
werren
- (transitive) to tangle, to bring into disarray
- (transitive) to confuse
- (transitive) to destroy
- (transitive) to hinder
- (intransitive) to damage, to harm
- (intransitive) to cause worry or pain
- (intransitive) to quarrel, to dispute
Inflection
Strong class 3
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Infinitive
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werren
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3rd sg. past
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war
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3rd pl. past
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worren
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Past participle
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geworren
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Infinitive
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werren
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In genitive
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werrens
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In dative
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werrene
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Indicative
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Present
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Past
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1st singular
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werre
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war
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2nd singular
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wers, werres
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wors, worres
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3rd singular
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wert, werret
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war
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1st plural
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werren
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worren
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2nd plural
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wert, werret
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wort, worret
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3rd plural
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werren
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worren
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Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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1st singular
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werre
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worre
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2nd singular
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wers, werres
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worres
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3rd singular
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werre
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worre
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1st plural
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werren
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worren
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2nd plural
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wert, werret
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worret
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3rd plural
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werren
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worren
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Imperative
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Present
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Singular
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wer, werre
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Plural
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wert, werret
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Present
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Past
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Participle
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werrende
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geworren
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Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) + -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun.
Pronunciation
Verb
werren (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
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
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