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warray

/ˈwɒɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
war-ray
IPA
/ˈwɒɹi/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wage war against.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English werreyen, from Old Northern French werreier, from Vulgar Latin *werrizāre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: werreyen, guerroiier, *werrizāre

Usage

Inflected Forms

warrays (present, singular) warraying (participle, present) warrayed (participle, past) warrayed (past) warrey (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce warray?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒɹi/.
What does warray mean?
To wage war against.
Where does warray come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce warray

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