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ert

ert

See also: ERT, ért, and -ért

English

Alternative forms

Verb

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

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

Derived terms


Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛʃt]
  • in the phrase "ert tú": IPA(key): [ˈɛʃtʉu]

Verb

ert

  1. (you) are, 2. person present singular of vera (to be)
    • ert vøkur - you (f) are beautiful
    • ert vakur - you (m) are beautiful
    • ertgiftur? - are you (m) married?
    • ertgift? - are you (f) married?
    • ert tú ...? - are you ...?

Conjugation


Icelandic

Verb

ert

  1. you are, the second person of vera (meaning "to be")
    Þú ert skemmtileg.
    You are fun. (referring to a girl)
    Hver ert þú?
    Who are you?

Derived terms


Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

ert m (plural erc)

  1. art

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (feminine plural)

Noun

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

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (plural)

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

References


Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

ert

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre