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egg on

verb

Etymology

* 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."

  1. derived from eggja
  2. derived from eggen

Definitions

  1. To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or…

    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.
    • He resented the idea of interference from those who had […] egged him on to a new peril.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA