ert

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To incite; urge on; encourage.
  • (transitive) To irritate; grill; provoke.
  • (intransitive) To be eager, prone; hurry.
  • (transitive) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
  • (intransitive) To strive onward and upward.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English erten derived from Old Norse erta (provoke, incite, tease) derived from Proto-Germanic *artijaną (tease, stimulate, stir up, excite) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erdi- (edge, point).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂erdi-

Gloss

edge, point

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

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