Past tense of quarrel; had an angry disagreement or argument with someone.
From Old French 'querele,' from Latin 'querela' (complaint, accusation). The word has meant 'to argue' since the 1300s and is related to 'querulous' (complaining).
The word 'quarrel' has a fascinating double meaning—it can mean both the angry argument itself AND the arrow used in medieval crossbows, possibly because both were weapons used in combat!
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