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† Werewall. World English Historical Dictionary

† Werewall. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. † Werewall Sc. Obs. Also 5 wer-, 6 weir-. [f. WERE v. + WALL sb.] A bulwark, rampart. In quots. fig.

1 c. 1450.  Holland, Howlat, 382. The armes of the Dowglass … Of Scotland the wer wall.

2 1533.  Bellenden, Livy, II. xxii. (S.T.S.), I. 222. Þai war campit to be ane were-wall for defence of Veanis. Ibid. (1536), Cron. Scot., XIV. viii. (1821), II. 383. The … surname of Dowglas, quhilkis war evir the sicker targe and weirwal of Scotland aganis Inglismen.

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