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verbverb
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
fra lavtysk ‘rive i, tirre’; jamfør tirreto provoke
from Low German 'to tear at, to irritate'; compare tirreto provoke
Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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drive gjøn med;
erteto tease, irritere (2)to annoy
to make fun of someone;
to teaseerte, to annoyirritere (2)
- terge broren sin
to tease his brother
- han terget på seg opposisjonen
he antagonised the opposition
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egge opp;
tirreto provoke
to work up, to rile;
to provoketirre
- terge en hane
to goad a cockerel