werren

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

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

• warren

• Dutch: warren

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

• werre, warren, weorren, weren

From Old French guerrier, guerrer, from Frankish *werran. Equivalent to werre (“war”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); influenced and reinforced by that noun.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛrən/, /ˈwɛːrən/

werren (third-person singular simple present werreth, present participle werrende, werrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werred)

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.

• English: war
• Scots: war, weir

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