war-horn

English

noun

Definitions

(chiefly) A blowing horn blown (especially by Vikings and other Germanic peoples) to warn others of an impending battle, and call them to it, or to signal its commencement.

Etymology

Compound from English war + English horn (sexual arousement, erection, noun).

Origin

English

horn

Gloss

sexual arousement, erection, noun

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

European War English
Hornblower English
Pacific War English
afterwar English
airhorn English
airwar English
anti-war English
behorn English
bighorn English
blowhorn English
buckhorn English
bullhorn English
butterhorn English
coach horn English
counterwar English
cyberwar English
deerhorn English
dehorn English
demihorn English
dishorn English
ecowar English
elkhorn English
feedhorn English
fish-horn English
flame war English
flowerhorn English
foghorn English
gunstock war club English
hartshorn English
horn English
horn-bearing English
hornbag English
hornball English
hornbeak English
hornbill English
hornblower English
hornbook English
hornbug English
horncore English
horndog English
horned English
hornen English
horner English
hornfoot English
hornful English
hornification English
horning English
hornish English
hornist English
hornless English
hornlet English
hornlike English
hornowl English
hornpike English
hornpipe English
hornpout English
hornpox English
hornrims English
hornsman English
hornsnake English
hornstone English
horntail English
hornwork English
hornworm English
hornwort English
hornwrack English
horny English
hot war English
iWar English
infowar English
inkhorn English
interwar English
longhorn English
melodyhorn English
miniwar English
nanohorn English
netwar English
nonwar English
outwar English
post-war English
posthorn English
powderhorn English
pre-war English
prewar English
pro-war English
pronghorn English
prowar English
raghorn English
ramshorn English
saddlehorn English
shoehorn English
shorthorn English
staghorn English
stinkhorn English
straighthorn English
tinhorn English
war English
war golok English
war-ridden English
warbag English
warband English
warbird English
warblog English
warblogger English
warbot English
warbow English
warchalk English
warclub English
warcore English
warcraft English
wardialer English
wardom English
wardrive English
wardriving English
warfare English
warfighter English
warfighting English
warfront English
warful English
wargamer English
wargaming English
warhead English
warhorse English
warlady English
warless English
warlight English
warlike English
warling English
warlord English
warly English
warmaker English
warman English
warmate English
warmonger English
warmouth English
warnik English
warpath English
warplane English
warpower English
warproof English
warrest English
warreth English
warring English
warrish English
warship English
warsome English
warspeak English
wartime English
warwagon English
warwalking English
warwood English
warworn English
yellowhorn English
horn, horne Middle English
werre Middle English
VukoWAR Serbo-Croatian
warla Tagalog
warlahin Tagalog
woa Tok Pisin
هرن Gulf Arabic
waragi Ganda