prioc

Irish (Donegal)

/pʲɾʲʊk/

verb

Definitions

to prod, jab
to sting
to goad someone to do something

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English prikken derived from Old English prician derived from Proto-Germanic *prikōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*prikōną

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

fingerprick English
pinprick English
prick English
pricker English
prickery English
pricket English
pricketh English
prickette English
prickface English
prickhead English
prickish English
prickless English
pricklouse English
prickpunch English
prickshaft English
pricksong English
prickteaser English
prickwad English
prickwood English
pricky English
superprick English
*prikōną Proto-Germanic
prica Old English
prician Old English
prik Middle English
prikken Middle English
briog Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic