parry
English
/ˈpæɹi/
verb
Definitions
- To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *parree derived from Old French paree (preparation, ceremony, parade) derived from Latin parāta derived from French parez derived from Latin parāre (defend, prepare, make ready).
Origin
Latin
parāre
Gloss
defend, prepare, make ready
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counter-parry English
- malparry English
- parados English
- parrier English
- parriest English
- parrieth English
- unparryable English
- parāre Latin
- parāta Latin
- parieren German
- imparare Italian
- parare Italian
- paroli Italian
- parados French
- parer French
- parez French
- parar Spanish, Castilian
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- deparar Portuguese
- sparra Swedish
- *parree Middle English
- sperrask Old Norse
- paree Old French
- parar Catalan, Valencian
- proj Albanian
- para Old Portuguese
- parar Old Portuguese
- parar Asturian