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war
a word from vocabulary
English
by
Anthony Grant
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Word form
war
LWT meaning(s)
the war or battle
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
1154 [13] (1154–1154)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
3. perhaps borrowed
Comments
It may be an inherited form in English but this is uncertain.
Source words
guerre
'war'
French (Anglo-Norman)
*werra
'tumult, confusion, war'
Frankish
Effect
Replacement
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
French contact [13]
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