pearten, v. dial.
(ˈpɪətən)
[f. + -en5.]
trans. and intr. To cheer up; to become more lively or sprightly; to hasten. Freq. const. up.
| 1879–81 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. 317 Peärten, peärtle,..to revive; to enliven; to cheer. (1) ‘Oh! yo'n soon pearten up, yo' beginnen to look better a' ready’. (2) ‘'Er quoite pyurtled 'im ŏop w'en 'er come wŏam’. 1895 [see druther]. 1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 169. 1909 Dialect Notes III. 356 Pearten, v.i. and tr. To hasten, go faster: often with up. ‘We will have to pearten up if we expect to get there on time.’ 1949 H. Hornsby Lonesome Valley v. 70 Crit seemed to pearten up at that. 1951 H. Giles Harbin's Ridge xvi. 139 But when he peartened up, we all took fresh heart. |