"ert" meaning in English

See ert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: erts [present, singular, third-person], erting [participle, present], erted [participle, past], erted [past], art [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English erten, ertin, from Old Norse erta (“to provoke, incite, tease”), from Proto-Germanic *artijaną (“to excite, tease”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erdi-, *h₂erd- (“sharp point, stinger”). Cognate with Icelandic erta (“to irritate”), Norwegian erta (“to taunt”), Swedish ärta (“to tease, jibe”), Old Irish aird (“point, ord, end point”), Ancient Greek ἄρδις (árdis, “arrowhead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|erten}} Middle English erten, {{der|en|non|erta||to provoke, incite, tease}} Old Norse erta (“to provoke, incite, tease”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*artijaną||to excite, tease}} Proto-Germanic *artijaną (“to excite, tease”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂erdi-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂erdi-, {{cog|is|erta||to irritate}} Icelandic erta (“to irritate”), {{cog|no|erta||to taunt}} Norwegian erta (“to taunt”), {{cog|sv|ärta||to tease, jibe}} Swedish ärta (“to tease, jibe”), {{cog|sga|aird||point, ord, end point}} Old Irish aird (“point, ord, end point”), {{cog|grc|ἄρδις||arrowhead}} Ancient Greek ἄρδις (árdis, “arrowhead”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle erting, simple past and past participle erted), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ert-en-verb-O9m1ngXK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 8 20 7 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 31 4 4 21 5 30 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 2 23 3 33 2 1
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; provoke. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ert-en-verb-8QYej~3j Categories (other): British English
  3. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager; hurry. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ert-en-verb-kutw7dky Categories (other): British English
  4. (transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with). Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ert-en-verb-svcnFM75 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 8 20 7 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 31 4 4 21 5 30 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 2 23 3 33 2 1
  5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To strive after; try to obtain. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ert-en-verb-TnpTuIO8 Categories (other): British English
  6. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ert-en-verb-xyENWGjQ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 8 20 7 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 31 4 4 21 5 30 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 2 23 3 33 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erter, erting

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "erter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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        "1": "en",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "erta",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to provoke, incite, tease"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse erta (“to provoke, incite, tease”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "*artijaną",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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    {
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        "1": "is",
        "2": "erta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to irritate"
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      "expansion": "Icelandic erta (“to irritate”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "erta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to taunt"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian erta (“to taunt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ärta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to tease, jibe"
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      "expansion": "Swedish ärta (“to tease, jibe”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "aird",
        "3": "",
        "4": "point, ord, end point"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "3": "",
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; provoke."
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        "To be eager; hurry."
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        "(intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager; hurry."
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "33 2 2 23 3 33 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "To make as if to strike; argue (with)."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with)."
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        "To strive after; try to obtain."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To strive after; try to obtain."
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      "glosses": [
        "To strive onward and upward."
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        "(intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward."
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)t"
    }
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}
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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English verbs",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)t",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)t/1 syllable"
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        "past"
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      ],
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage."
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        "UK",
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    {
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        "British English",
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To irritate; provoke."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; provoke."
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        "UK",
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    {
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        "British English",
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        "To be eager; hurry."
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        "(intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager; hurry."
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        "British English",
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To make as if to strike; argue (with)."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with)."
      ],
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        "UK",
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        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To strive after; try to obtain."
      ],
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          "strive",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To strive after; try to obtain."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "dialectal",
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    {
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        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To strive onward and upward."
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        "(intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "dialectal",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)t"
    }
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}

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