ert

Alternative forms

• art

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”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle erting, simple past and past participle erted) (obsolete)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; provoke.
3. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager; hurry.
4. (transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with).
5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To strive after; try to obtain.
6. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward.

Anagrams

• ETR, Ret., TER, ret, ter, ter-

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *erctus, equivalent of Latin ērectus. Doublet of erecte, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɛrt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɛɾt]

Adjective

ert (feminine erta, masculine plural erts, feminine plural ertes)

1. stiff, rigid

Further reading

• “ert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Old Norse ert, est. Cognate with Icelandic ert, Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɹt/, [ɛɻ̊ʈ]
• in the phrase "ert tú": IPA^(key): /ɛɹt tʰʉuː/, [ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉuː]

Verb

ert

1. (you) are, second-person present singular of vera (to be)

   tú ert vøkur ― you (f) are beautiful

   tú ert vakur ― you (m) are beautiful

   ert tú giftur? ― are you (m) married?

   ert tú gift? ― are you (f) married?

   ert tú ...? ― are you ...?

Etymology

From Old Norse ert, est. Akin to Old English eart (English thou art), Swedish äst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛr̥t/

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Verb

ert

1. you are, second-person of vera (meaning "to be")

   Þú ert skemmtileg.

   You are fun. (referring to a girl)

   Hver ert þú?

   Who are you?

Etymology

From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

ert m (plural erc)

1. art

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“peas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɾt/, [ˈæʈːʰ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛɾt
• Hyphenation: ert
• Homophone: -ert

Noun

ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

References

• “ert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• erter

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr f pl, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ært/, /æʈː/

Noun

ert f (definite singular erta, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)

1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

References

• “ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ret, tre

Alternative forms

• iert

Verb

ert

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

Verb

ert

1. second-person singular present active indicative of vera

Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle ertin, simple past ertit, past participle ertit)

1. Alternative form of airt (“to incite”)

References

• “ert, v. tr.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Pronoun

ert

1. neuter of er

Anagrams

• ter, tre