거스르다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 거슬다 (Yale: kesulta)., Also attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 거슬ᄧᅳ다 (Yale: kesul.pcuta).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoseureuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoseuleuda
McCune–Reischauer?kŏsŭrŭda
Yale Romanization?kesuluta

Verb

거스르다 (geoseureuda) (infinitive 거슬러, sequential 거스르니)

  1. to disobey, to defy, to go against
  2. to go upstream
  3. to go back (time)
  4. to annoy someone

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 거스러지다 (geoseureojida, “(hair or fur) growing unmanageably, to have rough temper ”)
  • 거슬리다 (geoseullida, “to be irritating; to get on one's nerves”)

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 May 27 (last accessed)) “거스르다 [geoseureuda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎