exert oneself

Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Servius	SER-wi-uws	Ancient Roman
MuirÍN	-	Irish
Mareike	mah-RIE-kə (German)	Frisian, German
Florentina	-	Spanish, Late Roman
NicuȘOr	-	Romanian
&Aelig;Thelno&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon