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1.
werreien
v.
104 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To wage war, go to war; attack, do battle, fight, harry;
werreien forth
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werreien samen
, wage mutual war, fight each other (b)
werreien ayen (ayenes)
, to engage in war against (sb., a city),…
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