werrour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wereur, weorrur, weorreur, werrur, werreur, werrer, werrure, werroure, werere, werrowre
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman guerreur or Middle French guerreur; remodelled as werre + -our. Some forms are instead reanalysed as werre + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛrˈuːr/, /wɛrˈiu̯r/, /ˈwɛrur/, /ˈwɛrər/
- (Late ME) IPA(key): /warˈuːr/, /ˈwarur/, /ˈwarər/
Noun
werrour (plural werrours)
- A warrior or combatant; one who partakes in battles.
- One who inflicts battle, hardship or strife or likes discord.
References
- “werrǒur (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-23.