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Quarrel
WordNet
noun
(1) An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
(2) An angry dispute
"They had a quarrel"
"They had words"
verb
(3) Have a disagreement over something
"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
"These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Replaced Old English sacan by 1340 as "ground for complaint"; from querele (modern querelle), itself from querella "complaint", from queri "to complain, lament"
Noun
- A verbal dispute or heated argument.
- Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side - François de La Rochefoucauld
- A ground of dispute; a complaint
Verb
- To disagree
- To contend, argue strongly, squabble.
- To find fault
- To complain bitterly.
Etymology 2
From as "square-headed bolt for a crossbow" c.1225, from quarel (also quarrel or carreau; modern: querelle), from *quadrellus, the diminutive of quadrus "a square", related to quattuor "four".