Definitions
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- verb obsolete, transitive To make ready to fight; to arm oneself for combat.
- verb obsolete, transitive To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat.
Etymologies
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From deraisnier ("to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings"), from Late Latin derationare ("to discourse, contend in law").
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bilby commented on the word darrain
Comes from dacclouds, duh.
February 16, 2024