Meaning of ieart | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to cover with earth while plowing; to plow into the earth (so that it is covered with earth)
   intransitive, transitive
2. to drive (something) into (earth, water, etc.)
   intransitive, transitive
3. to make furrow-like fissures, grooves (on a surface) with some moving object
   intransitive, transitive
4. to move into some place while plowing
   intransitive, rare, transitive
5. to begin (but not finish) plowing
   intransitive, transitive

Examples

“ieart zemē mēslus”

to plow manure into the earth

“ieart kartupeļus, nezāles”

to plow potatoes, weeds in (so as to cover them with earth)

“kūtsmēslus... var ieart rudenī vai pavasarī”

one can plow in manure in autumn or in spring

“straume pienesa plostu pie malas; plostnieks nokāpa un ieara plosta arklu zemē”

the strem brought the raft to the shore; the rafter came down and plowed the raft into the earth

“tad pārcēlājs pēkšņi iear airi ūdenī, ar milzu spēku notur laivu uz vietas”

then the ferryman suddenly plowed the oars into the water and with great strength kept the boat on the (same) place (= immobile)

“rudais runcis Mika dziļi iear nagus zēna segā”

the red-haired cat Mika plowed (his) nails deep into the boy's face

“āķa gals iearis smiltīs dziļu rievu”

the tip of the hook plowed a deep groove into the sand

“laivas vairs nebija... tikai smiltīs iearta rieva norādīja, ka tā iedzīta atpakaļ ezerā”

the boat was no longer (there)... only the groove plowed into the sand showed that it (= boat) had been driven back into the lake

“ieart kaimiņdaļā”

to plow into the neighbor's lot

“iearts lauks, tīrums”

a plowed (but not finished) field

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