Etymology

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Today it means: To wage war against. Full definition →

Middle English werreyen ← Old Northern French werreier ← Vulgar Latin *werrizāre
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  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*werrizāre
  2. Old Northern French · derived fromwerreier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwerreyen
  4. English todaywarray

From Middle English werreyen, from Old Northern French werreier, from Vulgar Latin *werrizāre.

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