gyer
See also: gyér
Norman
Alternative forms
- gùerre (continental Normandy)
- dgèrre (Jersey)
- djère, guère (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French guere, from Late Latin *werra, *guerra, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”).
Noun
gyer f (plural gyers)
- (Sark) war