tarten

(Englisch)

to provoke, to dare, to affront

Frequenz

C2
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Dutch torten, tarten, terten, from Old Dutch *trotton, *tratton, further etymology unknown. Cognate with Middle High German tratzen, trotzen, tretzen, with the same variation in stem vowel.

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