▪ I. † garre, n. Obs.
[Cf. garget, gargil.]
| 1678 Phillips, Garre, a kind of disease incident to Hogs. |
▪ II. † garre, v. Obs.
[Echoic, but suggested by L. garrīre; ME. had also ȝarren, ȝeorren, OE. ᵹeorran, of imitative origin (see yarr v.); cf. MDu., MLG., MHG. garren of similar meaning.]
intr. To growl, snarl; to chatter, chide; to chirp, twitter. Hence ˈgarring vbl. n. and ppl. a.
| 1382 Wyclif 3 John 10, I shal moneste his werkes, whiche he doith, garringe, or chidinge [L. garriens] in to us. 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 159 And som vseþ straunge wlafferynge, chiterynge, harrynge, and garrynge [L. garritus] grisbayting. c 1400 Apol. Loll. 95 Augurreris we calle þoo þat tentun to be garring & fliyng of briddus. 1587 M. Grove Pelops & Hipp. (1878) 106 The foole..May sing and garre as doth the birde against a shower of raine. |
▪ III. garre
obs. form of gar.