ophidse
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom op (“up”) + hidse (“to arouse, to incense”), the latter a combination of borrowings from German hitzen (“to heat”) and Middle Low German hissen (“to drive forward, act upon”).
Compare Swedish upphetsa, German aufhetzen, Dutch ophitsen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editophidse (imperative ophids, infinitive at ophidse, present tense ophidser, past tense ophidsede, perfect tense har ophidset)
- (transitive) to arouse, to excite, to incite, to stir up (a person to feel strong emotion or act emotionally)