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ert
ert
English
Alternative forms
Verb
ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle erting, simple past and past participle erted)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To irritate; grill; provoke.
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To be eager, prone; hurry.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To strive onward and upward.
Derived terms
- ertand
- erter
- erting
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ertr (“feminine plural”)
Noun
ert f, m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)
- a pea (plant and vegetable)
Derived terms
References
- “ert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ertr (“plural”)
Alternative forms
Noun
ert f (definite singular erta, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)
- a pea (plant and vegetable)
References
- “ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronoun
ert
- neuter form of er
Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
*Not universally accepted.