English Online Dictionary. What means warren? What does warren mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne (compare Old French guarenne, garenne (“game-park”)), probably ultimately from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“ward off, defend against”); compare also Old French warir, guarir, a borrowing from this Germanic root. Alternatively from Gaulish *warrennā (“enclosed area”), from *warros (“stick, post”), Proto-Celtic *warrā (“post, prop”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒɹən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹən/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹən
Noun
warren (plural warrens)
- A system of burrows in which rabbits live.
- (figuratively) A mazelike place of passages and/or rooms in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.
- (archaic) The class of small game such as hare, pheasants, stoats, etc., as opposed to beasts of chase such as deer, bear, and foxes.
- A place legally authorized for the keeping, breeding and hunting of beasts of warren, especially rabbits.
- (historical) The right to maintain and hunt an area of small beasts, similar to a free warren, but with certain limitations, such as restricting the right to hunt on parts of the land held by freeholders.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- “warren”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
- rewarn, Warner, warner
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑrən
Noun
warren
- plural of war
Middle English
Verb
warren
- Alternative form of werren