werreyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• werrey, werry, werrai, werrien, werraye, werrei, werreye, werye

Etymology

From Old French werreier, from Vulgar Latin *werrizāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛˈræi̯ən/, /ˈwɛræi̯ən/, /ˈwɛriən/

Verb

werreyen (third-person singular simple present werreyeth, present participle werreyende, werreyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werreyed)

1. To attack, fight or war (against something); to be involved in armed conflict.
2. To attack a religion, a deity, or a spiritual leader or figure; to enter into religious conflict.
3. To denigrate, show enmity towards, or bring down a religion or deity.
4. (rare) To disavow or argue against a doctrine or belief.
5. (rare) To cause a commotion, conflict, or uprising; to stir up trouble.
6. (figurative, rare) To attract or court a romantic partner.

Conjugation

infinitive	(to) werreyen, werreye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	werreye	werreyed
2nd-person singular	werreyest	werreyedest
3rd-person singular	werreyeth	werreyed
subjunctive singular	werreye
imperative singular		—
plural1	werreyen, werreye	werreyeden, werreyede
imperative plural	werreyeth, werreye	—
participles	werreyynge, werreyende	werreyed, ywerreyed

Conjugation of werreyen (weak in -ed)

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: warray (obsolete)
• Scots: warra (obsolete)

References

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