alarums and excursions

Frantic activity that causes a clamor. Often seen in Elizabethan drama as a stage direction denoting military activity. What on earth is going on? The alarums and excursions in the living room woke me from a sound sleep—keep it down!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gadar	-	Armenian
Rohesia	-	Medieval English (Latinized)
AlİYe	-	Turkish
Merrion	-	Welsh
Alborz	-	Persian
Pankraz	PAHN-krahts	German