Synonyms for wars

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : wawr

Phonetic Transcription : wɔr

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Définition of wars

Origin : late Old English (c.1050), wyrre, werre, from Old North French werre "war" (Modern French guerre), from Frankish *werra, from Proto-Germanic *werso (cf. Old Saxon werran, Old High German werran, German verwirren "to confuse, perplex"). Cognates suggest the original sense was "to bring into confusion."
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian guerra are from the same source; Romanic peoples turned to Germanic for a word to avoid Latin bellum because its form tended to merge with bello- "beautiful." There was no common Germanic word for "war" at the dawn of historical times. Old English had many poetic words for "war" (wig, guð, heaðo, hild, all common in personal names), but the usual one to translate Latin bellum was gewin "struggle, strife" (related to win).
First record of war time is late 14c. Warpath (1775) is originally in reference to North American Indians, as are war-whoop (1761), war-paint (1826), and war-dance (1757). War crime first attested 1906. War chest is attested from 1901; now usually figurative. War games translates German Kriegspiel (see kriegspiel).

noun armed conflict
verb fight, battle

Example sentences :

I am a lonely man, my sweeting, and I must settle some day when the wars are over and done.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Give me but one word of hope to take to the wars with me—but one.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The queen, her mother, had accompanied Gustavus to the wars.
Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

All these wars were won by Inglishee; Lenani's words of wisdom spoke of Inglishee.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

But beyond that, oh, King, have you not heard of the wars of the Wakamba?
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

But I have been away so long, and everything is changed since the King of Prussia began his wars.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

But wars such as you read of in your history, will never happen again.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

It is time that we were at the wars, for our good swords will not bide in their scabbards.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

For I presume that it is to the wars that ye are riding, since ye are all so armed and accoutred.'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I have heard speak of your Colonelship, and of your doings in the German wars.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

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