tither

Norman

verb
Definitions
  • (Jersey) to pull
  • (Jersey) to shoot

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tirer (draw, pull out with great effort, tear away, snatch violently, snatch, pull out, pull, draw pull) derived from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (remove, tear away) derived from Proto-Germanic *teraną (tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off) derived from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (tear apart, tear) inherited from Latin *martyrāre.

Origin

Latin

*martyrāre

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