battle

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A contest, a struggle.
2. A contest, a struggle.
3. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
4. (archaic) A division of an army; a battalion.
5. (obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of battle buddy.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight
2. (transitive) To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.

Adj

1. Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.
2. (broadly) Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful.

Verb

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To feed or nourish (someone or something).
2. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To render (land, soil, etc.) fertile or fruitful.

Sinonieme

fight

war

combat

struggle

conflict

fighting

scuffle

action

contest

engagement

contend

strife

warfare

strive

campaign

skirmish

argument

encounter

wrestle

grapple

wounds

make war

quarrel

clash

argue

contention

grappling

attempt

wage war

fray

brush

scrimmage

attack

👊

collide

match

duel

tussle

disagreement

difference of opinion

fight a battle

go to war

wage war against

confront

brawl

compete

exertion

bout

hostility

dogfight

hostilities

Vertalings

bataille

Schlacht

battaglia

batalla

combat

Kampf

batalha

μάχη

combattimento

strijd

gevecht

slag

kämpfen

Gefecht

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbætəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: batel

Verwante met Old English: beado

Geërf van Middle English: *batel

Geërf van Old English: *batol

In summary

From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”) from Latin battuō (“to strike, hit, beat, fight”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Gaulish or Proto-Germanic root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab, dig”), related to Old English beado (“battle”); or possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of battalia and battel. Displaced native Old English ġefeoht, beado, camp, and wīg (“battle”), among others.

Sinne

Thingol and Boldog met in single combat in the midst of the battle .