werreur

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman werreur, Old French guerroiier (fighter, combattant), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werru (confusion; quarrel), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh). Displaced native Old English cempa.

Noun[edit]

werreur

  1. Alternative form of werrour