werre

Middle English

/ˈwɛr(ə)/, /war/

noun
Definitions
  • War in general; the practice of fighting between two opposing forces:
  • A religious or moral dispute or conflict; a fight with a higher power.
  • Quarreling, disputation, struggling; lack of harmony.
  • A joust, tourney or tilting; an equestrian conflict for sport.
  • (rare) A localised instance of invasion, harassment or intrusion.
  • (rare) The struggling caused by one's quarry while hunting.
  • (rare) A combative or quarrelsome attitude.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English werre borrowed from werre derived from Frankish *werra, *werru (riot, disturbance, quarrel, confusion) derived from Proto-Germanic *werrō (disarray, confusion, conflict, mixture, strife, mix-up, turmoil).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*werrō

Gloss

disarray, confusion, conflict, mixture, strife, mix-up, turmoil

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

迷, 紛

Emoji

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