parry

Etymology
From earlier, from , , from , from , from. More at. The English verb is taken from the noun. .

Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from, the imperative form of , ultimately from the. See above.

Verb

 * 1) To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

Derived terms

 * parrying dagger

Translations

 * Arabic: نَاكَفَ
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:, , vykrýt,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Irish: coisc
 * Italian:, , , , ,
 * Japanese:, 受け流す
 * Macedonian: пари́ра, о́дбие
 * Maori: whakangungu, papare, okooko
 * Norwegian: parere
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
 * 2)  A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
 * 3)  A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: париране,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: пари́рање, одби́вање
 * Maori: whakangungu
 * Norwegian: finte, parering
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: pariranje
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: parering
 * Tagalog: salag


 * Macedonian: пари́рање
 * Serbo-Croatian: pariranje
 * Swedish: parering
 * Tagalog: salag