furdal

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1533. From fúr (to drill, to bore) +‎ -dal (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

furdal

  1. (transitive, archaic) to prick, to stick, to prod, to poke, to dig (repeatedly or multiple times)
    Synonyms: furkál, döfköd

Usage notes

Today it is almost only used with lelkiismeret (conscience) (or synonymous concepts like bűntudat (guilt, remorse)) and kíváncsiság (curiosity) as well as in the phrase below, otherwise it is archaic.

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References

  1. ^ furdal in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.), at the entry of fúr.

Further reading

  • furdal in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN