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1 áreynsla
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2 beiting, neyting
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3 viîleitni
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4 STUND
I)(pl. -ir), f.1) a certain length of time, a while;var s. til dags, it was a while before daybreak;er á leið stundina, in the course of time, after a while;þat var s. ein, it was but a short time;er stundir líða (fram), as time goes on;dvelja af stundir, to kill the time;lítil er líðandi stund, brief is the fleeting hour;2) adverbial phrases;af stundu, ere long, soon;af annarri stundu, ‘the next while’, ere long;á lítilli stundu, in a little while;fyrir stundu, a while ago;langri stundu fyrr, a long while before;um s., for a while;litla (skamma) s., for a short while;allar stundir, always;alla s., all the time;s. af s., s. frá s., little by little, by degrees;stundum (dat.), at times, sometimes3) little distance, a little way, a bit (hann stóð s. frá dyrunum);4) hour;tvær stundir dags, two hours;5) pains, exertion;leggja s. á e-t, to take pains about a thing.n. dust (gneri hann of andlit honum moldar stundinu).* * *f., dat. stundu, pl. stundir, with neg. suff. stund-gi, q. v.; [A. S. stund; Old Engl. stound; Dan. stund; Germ. stunde]:—a certain length of time, a while, hour, of a longer or shorter time according to the context, mostly of a short time; en er at þeirri stundu kom at hón mundi barn ala, Fms. i. 14; var stund til dags, it was a while before daybreak, Ld. 44; stund var í milli ( a good while) er þeir sá framstafninn ok inn eptri kom fram, Fms. ii. 304; langa stund eðr skamma, for a long while or a short, Grág. i. 155; langri stundu fyrr, long ere, Fms. ix. 450; litla stund, a little while, for a short time, MS. 623. 32, Bs. i. 42, Eg. 160; jafnlanga stund sem áðr var tínt, Grág. i. 406; er á stundina líðr, er á leið stundina, in the course of time, after a while, Fms. x. 392, 404; jarl mælti er stund leið, after a while, Fær. 93; þat var allt á einni stundu, er … ok, that was all at the same moment, Bs. i. 339; var ok stundin eigi löng, it was but a short time, Fms. iv. 361; þat var stund ein, but a short time, 623. 32; allar stundir, always, Fms, i. 219, xi. 76; nú líða stundir, the the time passes on, Fær. 23; er stundir líða, as time goes on, in course of time, Nj. 54; vera þar þeim stundum sem hann vildi, whenever he liked, Ísl. ii. 205; stundu eptir Jól, a while after Yule, Fms. ix. 33; stundu síðarr enn Skalla-Grímr hafði út komit, Eg. 137;. alla stund, the whole time, all the time, Fær. 123; á þeirri stundu, er …, during the time, that…, in the meantime. Fms. xi. 360, K. Þ. K. 33 new Ed.; á þessi stundu, Eg. 424; fyrir stundar sakir, in respect of time, Gþl. 31; but um stundar sakir, but for a while; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 23 new Ed.; hann gáði eigi stundanna, Fms. v. 195: savings, opt verðr lítil stand at seinum, Líkn.; lítil er líðandi stund, brief is the fleeting hour, Hkr. i. 154; hvat bíðr sinnar stundar, Grett. 168 new Ed.: allit., staðr ok stund, place and time.2. adverbial phrases; af stundu, ere long, soon, Íb. 12; fundusk þeir af stundu, Sighvat; munu þeir margir hans úvinir af stundu, er …, Ld. 146, Fms. vii. 159, xi. 357; af annarri stundu, ‘the next while,’ ere long, Band. 27 new Ed.; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Ölk.; um stund, for a while, Fb. i. 170, Ísl. ii. 260; nú um stund, now for a while, Grág. i. 317: stundum (dat.), [cp. A. S. stundum], at times, sometimes, Ld. 256, Fms. i. 14; optliga allar saman en stundum ( but now and then) sér hverir, 52; stundum … stundum, sometimes … sometimes, Sks. 96; gaus upp eldrinn stundum en stundum sloknaði, alternately, Nj. 204.3. in a local sense, a certain little distance, a little way, a bit; hann stóð stund frá dyrunum, Bs. i. 660; hann hafði tjaldat upp frá stund þá; stund þá, a bit, Fms. xi. 85; jarðhús-munna er stund þá var brott frá bænum, Fær. 169; þar í brekkunni stund frá þeim, Rd. 316; stund er til stokksins önnur til steinsins, Hbl., cp. Germ. stunde.4. gen. stundar, stundar hríð, a good while, Hkr. i. 150: very, quite, with an adjective, stundar fast, Grett. 84 new Ed.; stundar-hart, Fms. iv. 153; stundar hátt, vi. 303, Eg. 408; stundar mikill, Þorf. Karl. 426; öx stundar mikil, Fbr. 12; stundar heilráðr, Eb. 54.II. an hour, adding ‘dags’ (cp. Lat. hora diei); í dægri era stundir tólf, Rb. 6; önnur, þriðja stund dags, Mar., Fms. iii. 57; eina stund dags, 623. 29; tvær stundir dags, two hours, Fms. x. 218; of þrjár stundir dags, 623. 14.III. metaph. care, pains, exertion; leggja stund á e-t, to take pains, Ísl. ii. 341; leggja hér mikla stund á, to make great exertion, Boll. 354; leggja mesta stund á, Nj. 31; leggja minni (litla, önga) stund á, Ísl. ii. 347.COMPDS: stundarél, stundarhríð, stundaklukka, stundarstefna, stundatal, stundarvegr, stundarþögn. -
5 SPRINGA
* * *(spring; sprakk, sprungum; sprunginn), v.1) to spring, bound;2) to spirt out, issue forth (sprakk blóð bæði af nösum hennar ok munni);3) to burst, split, break (hornit sprakk í sundr í miðju); sprotinn kom í andlitit ok sprakk fyrir, the switch came on his face, and the skin was broken;4) to die from over-exertion, grief, etc.; s. af harmi, to break one’s heart; ef þú hefðir eigi mat, nema á hræum spryngir, if thou couldst get no food save by overgorging upon corpses.* * *pres. spring; part. sprakk (Early Dan. sprank), sprakkt (sprakst), sprakk, pl. sprungu; subj. spryngi; imperat. spring; part. sprunginn: [common to all Teut. languages]:—prop. to spring, leap, bound; this sense, however, is obsolete in the Icel. and only found in poets; hefðir egi mat nema á hræjum spryngir, unless thou springest on carrion, as a beast of prey, Hkv. 2. 31.II. to burst, split; steinar springa, Blas. 47; horuit sprakk í miðju, Eg. 212; kýlinu því er ek hugða fyrir löngu mynði s., Fms. vii. 121; sprakk fótrinn í nátt, of a boil, Hrafn. 15; eggið sprakk, the egg burst; rak hann niðr annat knó á arinhellu svá at sprakk mjök, Bs. i. 680; sprotinn kom á andlitið ok sprakk fyrir, struck him in the face so that the skin was grazed, Nj. 16; kom hamarinn í höfuð Þorvarði ok sprakk mjök fyrir en haussinn rifnaði, Sturl. ii. 38; ok springr fyrir undir, svá var höggit mikit, Fms. xi. 133; bold hans bólgnaði ok sprungu á sár, Mar.2. to die from over-exertion, grief, or the like, Bs. i. 631; sumir sprungu með öllu ok dó úsárir, Fms. vi. 421; ok vóru þá sprungnir báðir, Eb. 178; eykirnir sprungu, Fms. x. 203, Gísl. 15, Karl. 310; annat mun þér verða enn þú springir af torfkasti, Sturl. iii. 225; Grímr var sprunginn af róðrinum, Fas. ii. 355; s. af harmi, Sæm. 158, Gkv. 1. 2; at hón hafi sprungit af stríði, Ld. 230; sprakk hón af harmi ok dó, Edda 38. -
6 ÞRAUT
I) (pl. -ir), f. hard strugggle, great exertion, labour, hard task (ek mun láta þik vinna til ráðahags þessa þrautir nökkurar);þola þrautir, to suffer hardshps;gera þraut til e-s, to try hard;berjast til þrautar, to fight to the end.* * *f. a struggle, great exertion, labour, hard task; þú sel manninn fram, ok lát mik eigi þurfa þraut til, Ld. 44; leggit á mik nokkura yfirbót eða þraut, Fms. i. 119; svá mikla þraut at leiða mikit lið í orrostuna aptr, x. 371; þola þrautir, Al. 92, Sks. 23 new Ed.; göra þraut til e-s, to try hard: ok mun ek nú eigi optarr þraut til göra, Lv. 69: in legends (such as that of Hercules) the labour or ‘task’ to be performed is called þraut, Bret. 22, 24; nú mun ek göra sem fornir menn, at ek mun láta þik vinna til ráða-hags þessa þrautir nökkurar, Eb. 132; leggja þraut fyrir e-n; thus, e. g. the twelve labours of Hercules are ‘þrautir.’II. with prepp.; í þraut, in or with a desperate struggle, in the end, finally; ódrjúgr í allar þrautir, opp. to ‘í fyrstunni,’ Fms. viii. 134; öruggr í allri þraut, i. 305; hann gékk undan þeim í þraut, Eb. 320; at vísa djöflum til þrautar við mik, Fms. i. 305; eigi munu vér sigrask á þeim til þrautar, Fær. 75; berjask til þrautar, to fight to the end, Fas. ii. 535. Hkr. iii. 90, Fms. vi. 256. þrautar-laust, n. adj. without a struggle, easily, Fms. ii. 268, vi. 160. -
7 at-ferð
f. (neut. 655 xxxii.)α. aggression, incursion, in a hostile sense, Fms. ix. 11, v. l.β. more freq. in a good sense, exertion, activity, Fs. 4; vikjast eptir atferðum enna fyrri frænda þinna, to imitate their good deeds, id.; atferð ok eljun, energy, Ld. 318.γ. a law term, execution; með dómrofum ok atferðum, Gþl. 183.δ. behaviour, proceeding, conduct; hverja a. vér skulum hafa, Nj. 194, Rb. 390, Sks. 239, 655 xxxii. 2;—now freq. in the last sense.COMPDS: atferðarleysi, atferðarmaðr. -
8 at-færsla
u, f. exertion, courage, K. Þ. K. 94 (rare).COMPD: atfærslumaðr. -
9 dasask
að, [Swed. dasa], to become weary and exhausted, from cold or bodily exertion, Bs. i. 442, Fær. 185, Fms. ii. 98, Orkn. (in a verse), Sturl. iii. 20, O. H. L. 16; dasaðr, exhausted, weary, Ld. 380, Fas. ii. 80, Fms. viii. 55, Bb. 3. 24. -
10 EPTIR
prep with dat. and acc.;I. with dat.1) with verbs of motion, after (ríða, róa, fara, ganga, senda e-m);2) denoting the aim and object of many verbs;leita, spyrja, frétta, eptir e-u, to search, ask, inquire after;líta eptir e-u, to look afler, attend to;bíða eptir e-u, to wait for;vaka eptir e-m, to sit up waiting for one;segja eptir e-m, to report behind one’s back;3) following the course of a track, road, etc., along;niðr eptir hálsinum, down the hill;eptir endilongu, from one end to the other;eptir miðju, along the middle;4) after, according to, in accordance with (eptir sið þeirra ok lögum);hann leiddist eptir fortölum hennar, he was led by her persuasion;gekk allt eptir því sem H. hafði sagt, according as H. had said;5) denoting proportion, comparison;fátt manna eptir því sem hann var vanr, few men in comparison to what he was want to have;6) with verbs denoting imitation, indulgence, longing after;láta eptir e-m, to indulge one;breyta eptir e-m, to imitate;7) behind (hann leiddi eptir sér hestinn);fundust eptir þeim írskar bœkr, which they had left behind;II. with acc.1) of time, after, in succession to (vár kom eptir vetr);hvern dag eptir annan, one day after the other;ár eptir ár, dag eptir dag, year by year, day by day;eptir þat, after that, thereafter;2) denoting succession, inheritance;taka e-t í arf eptir e-n, to inherit from one;hann tók konungdóm eptir föður sinn, after his father;vita þá skömm eptir sik, to leave such a bad report;skaði mikill er eptir menn slíka, there is a great loss in such men;III. as adv.1) after;annat sumar eptir, the second summer after;um daginn eptir, the day after;eptir um várit, later during the spring;eptir koma úsvinnum ráð, the fool is wise when too late;2) behind;bíða sitja eptir, to wait, stay behind;vera, standa eptir, to remain behind, be left;halda e-u eptir, to keep back;skammt get ek eptir þinnar æfi, I guess that little is left of thy life;3) before the rel. part., eptir er = eptir þat er, after (ef maðr, andast á þingi eptir er menn eru á braut farnir);4) eptir á, afterwards, later on;* * *better spelt eftir, in common pronunciation ettir, a prep. with dat. and acc. and also used as adv. or ellipt. without a case: an older form ept or eft only occurs in poetry, Skm. 39, 41, Ýt. 2, Edda 91 (in a verse); ept víg, Hkr. i. 349 (in a verse), iii. 50 (Arnór); [cp. Goth. afar; Runic stone in Tune, after; A. S. æft; Engl. after, aft; Swed.-Dan. efter]:—after.A. WITH DAT., LOC.; with verbs denoting following, pursuing, or the like; hann reið e. þeim, Eg. 149; hann bar merkit eptir honum, he bore the standard after him, 297; róa e. þeim, to pull after them, Ld. 118; þegar e. Kara, on the heels of Kari, Nj. 202; varð ekki e. honum gengit, none went after him, 270.β. with the notion to fetch; senda e. e-m, to send after one, Eb. 22, Nj. 78, Fms. i. 2; ríða í Hornafjörð e. fé yðru, ride to H. after your things, Nj. 63.γ. ellipt., viljum vér eigi e. fara, we will not follow after them. Eb. 242; ek mun hlaupa þegar e., Nj. 202.2. metaph.,α. with verbs denoting to look, stara, líta, sjá, gá, horfa, mæna, etc. e. e-u, to stare, look after a thing while departing, Ísl. ii. 261: leita, spyrja, frétta etc. e. e-u, to ask, ‘speer,’ seek after a thing, Nj. 75, Eg. 155, 686, Fms. i. 71, x. 148, etc.β. segja e. e-m, to tell tales, report behind one’s back in a bad sense, 623. 62; þó at ek segða eigi óhapp eptir tengda-mönnum mínum, Sturl. i. 66; sjá e. e-u, to look after, miss a thing, Nj. 75; leggja hug e. e-u, to mind a thing, Ísl. ii. 426; taka e., to mind, mark a thing; ganga e. e-u, to retain a thing, Fms. x. 5.γ. verbs denoting to expect; bíða, vænta e. e-u, to expect, wait for a thing; vaka e. e-m, to sit up waiting for one, but vaka yfir e-m, to sit up nursing or watching one, cp. Fas. ii. 535.II. denoting along, in the direction of a track, road, or the like; niðr e. hálsinum, down the hill, Fms. iii. 192; út e. firði, stood out along the firth, i. 37; innar e. höllinni, Nj. 270; upp e. dal, Eb. 232; ofan e. dalnum, Nj. 34; ofan e. eyrunum, 143; upp e. eyrunum, 85; innar e. búðinni, 165; út e. þvertrénu, 202; ofan e. reykinum, Eb. 230; inn e. Skeiðum, 224; inn e. Álptafirði, id.; innar e. ísum, 236; inn e. ísum, 316; út e. ísnum, 236; út e. Hafsbotnum, Orkn. 1; e. endilöngu, from one end to another, Fms. x. 16; e. miðju, along the middle, vii. 89.2. metaph. after, according to; e. því sem vera ætti, Ld. 66; e. sið þeirra ok lögum, Fms. i. 81; e. þínum fortölum, ii. 32; hann leiddisk e. fortölum hennar, he was led by her persuasion, v. 30; gékk allt e. því sem Hallr hafði sagt, Nj. 256; gékk allt e. því sem honum hafði vitrað verit, all turned out as he had dreamed, Fms. ii. 231; e. minni vísan, i. 71.β. denoting proportion, comparison; þó eigi e. því sem faðir hans var, yet not like his father, Eg. 702; fátt manna e. því sem hann var vanr, few men in comparison to what he used to have, Sturl. ii. 253; þat var orð á, at þar færi aðrar e., people said that the rest was of one piece, Ld. 168.γ. with verbs denoting imitation, indulgence, longing after, etc.; lifa e. holdi sínu, to live after the flesh, Hom. 25; lifa e. Guði, 73; lifit e. mér, follow after me, Blas. 45; láta e. e-m, to indulge one; mæla e. e-m, to take one’s part, Nj. 26: breyta e. e-m, to imitate; dæma e. e-m, to give a sentence for one, 150; fylgja e. e-m, to follow after one, N. T.; herma e. e-m, to mimic one’s voice and gesture, as a juggler; mun ek þar e. gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I will do after just as you do before, Nj. 90; hann mælti e. ( he repeated the words) ok stefndi rangt, 35; leika e. e-m, to follow one’s lead; telja e., to grudge; langa e., to long after, Luke xxii. 15.δ. kalla, heita e. e-m, to name a child after one; kallaði Hákon eptir föður sínum Hákoni, Fms. i. 14; kallaðr e. Mýrkjartani móður-föður sínum, Ld. 108: lcel. now make a distinction, heita í höfuðit á e-m, of a living person, and heita e. e-m, of one deceased.III. denoting behind; fundusk e. þeim Írskar bækr, Irish books were found which they had left behind, Landn. (pref.), Fms. xi. 410; draga þik blindan e. sér, vi. 323; bera e-t e. sér, to drag behind one; hann leiddi e. sér hestinn, he led the horse after him, Eg. 766.β. as an adv., þá er eigi hins verra e. ván er slíkt ferr fyrir, what worse can come after, when such things went before? Nj. 34.2. but chiefly ellipt. or adverb.; láta e., to leave behind, Sturl. i. 60; sitja e., to sit, stay behind, Fms. i. 66; bíða e., to stay behind; vera e., Grett. 36 new Ed., Bs. i. 21; standa e., to stay behind, remain, be left, Fms. ii. 231, vi. 248; dveljask e., to delay, stop, Sturl. ii. 253; leggja e., to lay behind, but liggja e., to lie behind, i. e. be left, Karl. 439; eiga e., to have to do, Nj. 56; ef ekki verðr e., if naught remain behind, Rb. 126; skammt get ek e., þinnar æfi, I guess that little is left of thy life, Nj. 182; þau bjoggu þar e., they remained, stayed there. 25.B. WITH ACC., TEMP, after; vetri e. fall Ólafs, Eb. (fine); sextán vetrum e. dráp Eadmundar konungs …, vetrum e. andlát Gregorii, … e. burð Christi, Íb. 18; e. fall jarls, Eg. 297; e. verk þessi, Nj. 85: esp. immediately after, var kom e. vetr, spring came after winter, Eg. 260; hvern dag e. annan, one day after another, Hom. 158; ár e. ár, year after year, Rb. 292; dag e. dag, day after day, Fms. ii. 231; e. þat, or e. þetta, after that, Lat. deinde, deinceps, Nj. 151, Eb. 58, Bs. i. 5, etc. etc.; e. þingit, after the meeting, Eb. 108; e. sætt Eyrbyggja, 252.2. denoting succession, inheritance, remembrance, etc.; eptir in this sense is frequent on the Runic stones, to the memory of, after; hón á arf allan e. mik, Nj. 3; tekit í arf e. föður þinn, inherited after thy father, Fms. i. 256; ef skapbætendr eru eigi til e. bauga, i. e. to receive the weregild, Grág. ii. 184; þeir er sektar-fé eiga at taka e. þik, Nj. 230; tók konungdóm e. föður sinn, took the kingdom after his father, Fms. i. 2; Þorkell tók lögsögu e. Þórarinn, Thorkel took the speakership after Thorarin, Íb. ch. 5, cp. ch. 8, 10: metaph., vita þá skömm e. sik, to know that shame [ will be] after one, i. e. leave such a bad report, Ld. 222; skaði mikill er e. menn slíka, there is a great loss in such men, Eg. 93; hann fastaði karföstu e. son sinn, he fasted the lenten fast after his son’s death, Sturl. ii. 231; sonr … e. genginn guma, a son to succeed his deceased father, Hm. 71; mæla e. en, or eiga vígsmál (eptir-mál) e. e-n, to conduct the suit after one if slain, Nj. 254 (freq.), hence eptir-mál; eptir víg Arnkels vóru konur til erfðar ok aðildar, Eb. 194; í hefnd e. e-n, to revenge one’s death, Nj. 118; heimta gjöld e. menn sína, to claim weregild, Fms. viii. 199.β. the phrase, vera e. sig, to be weary after great exertion.II. used as adv. after; síðan e. á öðrum degi, on the second day thereafter, Hom. 116: síðan e., Lat. deinceps, Fms. x. 210; um várit e., the spring after, Eb. 125 new Ed.; annat sumar e., the second summer after, Nj. 14; annat haust e., Eb. 184; annan dag e., the second day after, Nj. 3; um daginn e., the day after, Fms. vii. 153, Bs. i. 21; næsta mánuð e., Rb. 126.β. by placing the adverb. prep. at the beginning the sense becomes different, later; e. um várit, later during the spring, Eb. 98.III. used adverb. with the relat. particles er, at; e. er, Lat. postquam, Grág. i. 10; e. at, id., K. Þ. K. 32.β. eptir á, afterward; the proverb, eptir (mod. eptir á) koma ósvinnum ráð í hug, the fool is wise too late, Vápn. 17, Fas. i. 98; eptir á, kvað hinn …, ‘ after a bit,’ quoth the …, (a proverb.) -
11 erfiðis-munir
m. pl. toils, exertion, Bárð. 180, Fas. i. 402, Fb. i. 280. -
12 fram-staða
u, f. = frammistaða, exertion, 655 xxxii. 3. -
13 slakr
slök, slakt, adj. slack, almost used as in Engl., e. g. reipið er slakt, slack, not tight-stretched; vaðr vilgi slakr, Bragi (of a fishing-line): also the phrase, slá slöku við, to slacken one’s exertion, to idle; the word is very freq. in mod. usage. -
14 stund
I)(pl. -ir), f.1) a certain length of time, a while;var s. til dags, it was a while before daybreak;er á leið stundina, in the course of time, after a while;þat var s. ein, it was but a short time;er stundir líða (fram), as time goes on;dvelja af stundir, to kill the time;lítil er líðandi stund, brief is the fleeting hour;2) adverbial phrases;af stundu, ere long, soon;af annarri stundu, ‘the next while’, ere long;á lítilli stundu, in a little while;fyrir stundu, a while ago;langri stundu fyrr, a long while before;um s., for a while;litla (skamma) s., for a short while;allar stundir, always;alla s., all the time;s. af s., s. frá s., little by little, by degrees;stundum (dat.), at times, sometimes3) little distance, a little way, a bit (hann stóð s. frá dyrunum);4) hour;tvær stundir dags, two hours;5) pains, exertion;leggja s. á e-t, to take pains about a thing.n. dust (gneri hann of andlit honum moldar stundinu).* * *n. dust; gneri hann of andlit honum moldar stundinu, Greg. 54. -
15 til-stundan
f. an inducement, exertion, Fms. vi. 224, Al. 114. -
16 þrekaðr
pp. worn, exhausted.* * *part. worn, exhausted by over-exertion or from being tossed by wind, waves, fire, or the like, Fms. ii. 87, vi. 325; þeir vóru þrekaðir mjök af eldi, Orkn. 318, passim: in Stj. 387, for ‘þreka,’ read breka (?). -
17 atfœrsla
f. exertion, activity. -
18 erfidismunir
m. pl. exertion, difficulty. -
19 framkrókar
m. pl. exertion; leggja í króka, to exert oneself. -
20 tilstundan
f. inducement, exertion.
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Exertion — is a concept describing the use of physical or perceived energy. It normally connotates a strenuous or costly effort related to physical, muscular, philosophical actions and work. Contents 1 Physical 2 Medical 3 … Wikipedia
Exertion — Ex*er tion, n. The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exertion — ⇒EXERTION, subst. fém. Peu usuel. Stimulation, déploiement maximum (des forces, des muscles, de la puissance). La force humaine s exhalait tout entière dans chacune de ses exertions (RENAN, Avenir sc., 1890, p. 303). La moindre monographie d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
exertion — index campaign, effort, endeavor, industry (activity), pressure, pursuit (effort to secure), stress … Law dictionary
exertion — 1660s, act of exerting, from EXERT (Cf. exert) + ION (Cf. ion). Meaning vigorous action or effort is from 1777 … Etymology dictionary
exertion — *effort, pains, trouble Analogous words: labor, toil, travail, *work, grind, drudgery: struggle, striving, endeavor (see under ATTEMPT vb) Contrasted words: relaxation, *rest, repose, leisure, ease: inactivity, inertness or inertia, idleness (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exertion — [n] hard work action, activity, application, attempt, effort, elbow grease*, employment, endeavor, exercise, hard pull*, industry, labor, long pull*, operation, pains, strain, stretch, striving, struggle, toil, travail, trial, trouble, use,… … New thesaurus
exertion — [eg zʉr′shən, igzʉr′shən] n. 1. the act, fact, or process of exerting; active use of strength, power, etc.; exercise 2. energetic activity; effort SYN. EFFORT … English World dictionary
Exertion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Exertion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 exertion exertion effort strain tug pull stress throw stretch struggle spell spurt spirt Sgm: N 1 stroke of work stroke … English dictionary for students
exertion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extreme, great, strenuous, vigorous ▪ mental, physical ▪ Try to avoid physical exertion … Collocations dictionary
exertion — UK [ɪɡˈzɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪɡˈzɜrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms exertion : singular exertion plural exertions great physical or mental effort You can expect sore muscles after a lot of physical exertion … English dictionary
