werren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

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 [with dative]
6. (intransitive) to cause worry or pain
7. (intransitive) to quarrel, to dispute

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	werren
3rd sg. past	war
3rd pl. past	worren
Past participle	worr
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	worr

Alternative forms

• warren

Descendants

• Dutch: warren

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• werre, warren, weorren, weren

Etymology

From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran, from Proto-Germanic *werraną, *werzaną; equivalent to werre +‎ -en; influenced and reinforced by that noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛrən/, /ˈwɛːrən/

Verb

werren

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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of werren (weak)

infinitive	(to) werren
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	werre	werrede
2nd person singular	werrest	werredest
3rd person singular	werreþ, werreth	werrede
plural	werren	werreden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	werre	werrede
plural	werren	werreden
imperative	present
singular	werre
plural	werreþ, werreth
participle	present	past
	werrende, werringe	werred, ywerred

Descendants

• English: war
• Scots: war, weir

References

• “werren (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-23.