See Also: warn(1)(dictionary)
warn(2)(dictionary)
warn(dictionary)
warn(dictionary)
duty to warn(medicine)
DUTY TO WARN(law)

warn(1) (iou)



warn verb2 trans.[Old English wiernan corresp. to Old Frisian werna, Old Saxon wernian, Old High German wernen, Old Norse verna; partly also Old English wearnian (by confusion with WARN verb1) = Old Frisian warna, Old Norse varna: both from Germanic base meaning 'obstruct, defend'.]
Refuse or deny to a person; refuse to grant (a request etc.); refuse to do. OE-L15.
Refuse to allow (some action) to a person; forbid to do. OE-L16.
Prevent, hinder, or restrain from action. OE-E16.
a. Stop the way of. Only in ME.
b. Refuse or deny (entry, the door, right of way, etc.). LME-E17.
c. Forbid, exclude from a place or position; keep from a person. LME-L16.
Spenser Carelesse heauens..can..not warne death from wretched wight.