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Mane (Îngilîzî)

Verb

to irritate; annoy; bother

Noun

An annoyance.

Hevwate

annoy

vex

bother

irritate

gall

disturb

provoke

aggravate

peeve

harass

trouble

fret

infuriate

rile

anger

💢

tease

miff

upset

weary

😩

harrass

displease

pique

incommode

inconvenience

infest

instigate

jar

🫙

ken

molest

nark

nettle

offend

pester

pother

rag

rankle

spite

stir up

taunt

tee off

tire

be sick of

be tired of

grate on

jar on

put out of tune

incur displeasure

be weary of

be bored with

affront

Werger

infastidire

agacer

fastidiar

ennuyer

ärgern

usandırmak

importunar

bıktırmak

irriter

irritare

molestar

incomodar

irritar

nervig sein

schlecht gelaunt machen

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɜːk/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: irken

Hevwate bi îzlendî: yrkja

Hevwate bi swêdî: yrka

Hevwate bi Old English: wyrċan

In summary

Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.