different between ert vs erw

English

Alternative forms

• art

Etymology

From Middle English erten, ertin, from Old Norse erta (“to provoke, incite, tease”), from Proto-Germanic *artijan? (“to excite, tease”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?erdi-, *h?erd- (“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 ????? (árdis, “arrowhead”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)t

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

• ertand
• erter
• erting

Anagrams

• ETR, Ret., TER, ret, ter, ter-

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????/
• in the phrase "ert tú": IPA^(key): /??????u/

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 ...?

Conjugation

Icelandic

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?

Derived terms

• ertu

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin ars, artis.

Noun

ert m (plural erc)

1. art

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

ert

1. Alternative form of art: second-person singular present of been (“to be”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ert (plural ertes or erten)

1. Alternative form of herte (“heart”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“feminine plural”)

Noun

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

1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

• erteblomst
• ertestuing
• ertesuppe

References

• “ert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• erter

Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“plural”)

Noun

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

1. a pea (plant and vegetable)

Derived terms

• ertestuing
• ertesuppe

References

• “ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

• iert

Verb

ert

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

Swedish

Pronoun

ert

1. neuter of er

Declension

Anagrams

• ter, tre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh erw.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ru/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ru/, /??ru/

Noun

erw (plural erws or erwau)

1. (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.

Anagrams

• Rew, WER, rew, wer

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *arw? (compare Breton erv, Cornish erow), from Proto-Indo-European *h?erh?-wo- (“plowable”) (compare Old Irish arbor, Latin arvum).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ru/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ru/, /??ru/

Noun

erw f (plural erwau)

1. acre

   Synonyms: acer, cyfair

2. (obsolete) medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq. ft. or about ¹?₄ acre

Mutation

References

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “erw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies