dgèrre

Norman

Alternative forms

gùerre (continental Normandy)
djère, guère (Guernsey)
gyer (Sark)

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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛr/
Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

dgèrre f (plural dgèrres)

(Jersey) war

Derived terms

dêcliather la dgèrre (“to declare war”)
Deuxième Dgèrre Mondiale (“Second World War”)
dgèrre civile (“civil war”)
Fraide Dgèrre (“Cold War”)
navithe dé dgèrre (“warship”)
Preunmié Dgèrre Mondiale (“First World War”)

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