wirren

See also: Wirren

German

Etymology 1

Adjective

wirren

  1. inflection of wirr:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Etymology 2

From Middle High German wërren, from Old High German werran, from Proto-Germanic *werraną, *werzaną (to confuse, muddle), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (to grind, drag, haul, pull, tug; whet, hone, polish). Cognate with Middle Low German werren (to confuse, cause discord), Dutch warren (to confuse). Related to English war.

Verb

wirren (third-person singular simple present wirrt, past tense wirrte, past participle gewirrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whirl around (move chaotically)
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