# ert
## English
### 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)
* (transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
* (transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; provoke.
* (intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager; hurry.
* (transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with).
* (transitive, UK dialectal) To strive after; try to obtain.
* (intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward.

#### Derived terms

* erter
* erting

### Anagrams

* ETR, Ret., TER, ret, ter, ter-

## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈɛrt]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈɛɾt]

### Adjective

ert (feminine erta, masculine plural erts, feminine plural ertes)
* stiff, rigid

### Further reading

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

## Faroese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛɹt/, [ɛɻ̊ʈ]
* in the phrase "ert tú": IPA: /ɛɹt tʰʉuː/, [ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉuː]

### Verb

ert
* (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 ...?

## Icelandic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛr̥t/
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### Verb

ert
* 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)
* art

## Middle English
### Etymology 1
#### Verb

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

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ert (plural ertes or erten)
* Alternative form of herte (“heart”)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse ertr (“peas”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛɾt/, [ˈæʈːʰ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɾt
* Hyphenation: ert
* Homophone: -ert

### Noun

ert f or m (definite singular erta or erten, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)
* 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 f pl, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ært/, /æʈː/

### Noun

ert f (definite singular erta, indefinite plural erter, definite plural ertene)
* a pea (plant and vegetable)

#### Derived terms

* blomeert
* blomsterert
* bukkert
* ertebelg
* erteblom
* erteblomster
* erteplante
* erteris
* ertestuing
* ertesuppe
* erteåker
* fôrert
* grønert
* gulert
* hageert
* kikert
* musert
* pillert
* sukkerert
* åkerert

### References

* “ert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* ret, tre

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* iert

### Verb

ert
* third-person singular imperfect indicative of estre

## Old Norse
### Verb

ert
* second-person singular present active indicative of vera

#### Descendants

Some from older variant est.
* Icelandic: ert
* Faroese: ert
* Old Swedish: est
** Swedish: äst
* Danish: est

## Scots
### Verb

ert (third-person singular simple present erts, present participle ertin, simple past ertit, past participle ertit)
* Alternative form of airt (“to incite”)

### References

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

## Swedish
### Pronoun

ert
* neuter of er

#### Declension
### Anagrams

* ter, tre