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
Samuilu	-	Old Church Slavic
Turin	-	Literature
Stijn	STIEN	Dutch
Delara	-	Persian
Natalio	nah-TAH-lyo	Spanish
Luce	LOO-che (Italian), LOOS (French)	Italian, French