English word origin

Etymology of warry

From Middle English warrien, warien, waryen, werien, werȝen, from Old English wirġan, wirġean, weriġan, wirian (“to curse, revile”), from Proto-West Germanic *wargijan, from Proto-Germanic *wargijaną (“to curse”), from P

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Source etymology 1

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verb

To curse; execrate; abuse; speak evil of.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Inherited-form mentionwarrienenm
Inherited-form mentionwirġanang
Inherited-form mention*wargijangmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*wargijanągem-pro · to curse
Derivation mention*wer-ine-pro · to twist, bend, crook

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Warlike, warrish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From war + -y.

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Word-formation componentwaren
Word-formation component-yen

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