werren
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *werran, from Proto-Germanic *werraną.
Verb
werren
- (transitive) to tangle, to bring into disarray
- (transitive) to confuse
- (transitive) to destroy
- (transitive) to hinder
- (intransitive) to damage, to harm [+dative]
- (intransitive) to cause worry or pain
- (intransitive) to quarrel, to dispute
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | werren | |
| 3rd sg. past | war | |
| 3rd pl. past | worren | |
| Past participle | geworren | |
| Infinitive | werren | |
| In genitive | werrens | |
| In dative | werrene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | werre | war |
| 2nd singular | wers, werres | wors, worres |
| 3rd singular | wert, werret | war |
| 1st plural | werren | worren |
| 2nd plural | wert, werret | wort, worret |
| 3rd plural | werren | worren |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | werre | worre |
| 2nd singular | wers, werres | worres |
| 3rd singular | werre | worre |
| 1st plural | werren | worren |
| 2nd plural | wert, werret | worret |
| 3rd plural | werren | worren |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | wer, werre | |
| Plural | wert, werret | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | werrende | geworren |
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Dutch: warren
Further reading
- “werren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “werren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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