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▪ I. ert
obs. form of art: see be v.
▪ II. † ert, v. Obs.
[prob. a. ON. erta to taunt, tease; but cf. art v.1]
1. trans.
a. To incite, urge on, encourage. Const. on, to, till, and to with inf. Also with on.
b. To irritate, provoke.
c1325Metr. Hom. Prol. 5 That thai mai her and hald in hert, Thinge that thaim til God mai ert. Ibid 19 Quen Crist cumes intil our hertes, To lef sin he us ertes. c1400Destr. Troy 4857 We haue ournyt hym with angur, ertid hym mykill. Ibid. 12326 To ert hym on exile euer of the londe. c1440Promp. Parv. 142 Ertyn, irrito. 1789D. Davidson Seasons 24 (Jam.) The herd..now and then Erts on the tir'd tike with ‘Sheep awa, a, a!’
absol.c1400Destr. Troy 2725 Envy, þat Euermore ertis to skathe.
2. intr. To be eager, prone; to hurry.
c1400Destr. Troy 264 He ertide to an ende egerly fast.
Hence † ˈertand ppl. a., pressing on, ambitious. † ˈerter, one who provokes. † ˈerting vbl. n., the action of the vb. ert.
c1440Gaw. & Gol. xxxi. Schir Gawyne..Egir, and ertand, and ryght anterus. c1440Promp. Parv. 142 Ertare, irritator, irritatrix. Ibid. 142 Ertynge, irritacio. |