triezen

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (weak) to disturb or annoy someone, especially in order to provoke a reaction; to goad
  2. (dated, weak) to pull something up with a winch, (historical also) to punish a seaman by pulling him up in such a way

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/tʁiːtsən/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Low German tritzen (and variants). Equivalent to Trieze (“winch”) + -en. The modern sense is figurative from the nautical punishment.

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