How do you say “to provoke” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say agarri, buta, coumença, empegne, encita, escarni. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | agarri, buta, coumença, empegne, encita, escarni, estiga, prouvouca |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
agarri
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to harass, to provoke, to attack, to assail |
buta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to incite, to push, to provoke; to bump |
coumença
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin, to start, to provoke |
empegne
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to encourage, to incite, to egg on to wrongdoing, to provoke; to stir up; to push |
encita
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to incite, to provoke |
escarni
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to insult (to outrage), to insult, to outrage; to boo; to provoke; to mock; to ridicule; to vilify |
estiga
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to provoke; to attempt; to bring (a suit) |
prouvouca
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to provoke |