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Wirren

Wirren

See also: wirren

German

Noun

Wirren n (genitive Wirrens, no plural)

  1. gerund of wirren
    1. the act of moving or acting aimlessly, erroneously or while being lost
    2. the act of moving or acting in a manner which is difficult to understand or random
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Etymology 2

Plural of Wirre.

Noun

Wirren

  1. plural of Wirre: disturbances, instances of (political, societal) unrest
  2. (law) riots and civil commotion

wirren

wirren

See also: Wirren

German

Adjective

wirren

  1. inflected form of wirr

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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