tarre

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromtirġan, terġan, tirian“to worry, exasperate”
2. Middle English · inherited fromtarien, taryen“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”
3. English todaytarre

From Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirġan, terġan, tirian (“to worry, exasperate”).