egg on
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egg on
Where it comes from
* From Middle English eggen (“to incite; urge on; instigate”), from Old Norse eggja (“to incite”), from egg (“edge”). More at edge.
* A variant of the archaic "edge on."
verb eggs on · egging on · egged on
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To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
The Neatreſſe longing for the reſt, did egge him on to tell / How faire ſhe vvas, and vvho ſhe vvas.
Similar: provoke
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verb to encourage or coax (a person) to do something
| Español | provocar, incitar, concitar, instigar, suscitar, guizgar |
|---|---|
| Português | incitar, provocar |
| Français | pousser à |
| Deutsch | anstiften, aufstacheln, verleiten, anspitzen |
| Ελληνικά | παρακινώ parakinó |
| Русский | подстрека́ть podstrekátʹ, подбива́ть podbivátʹ, подгова́ривать podgovárivatʹ, нау́ськивать naúsʹkivatʹ, подзу́живать podzúživatʹ |
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title = {egg on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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