exert oneself

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cari	KER-ee, KAR-ee	English
Brunhild	-	Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic
MŚCisŁAw	-	Polish
Halli	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Harlan	HAHR-lən	English
Katrina	kə-TREE-nə (English), kaht-REE-nah (Dutch)	English, German, Swedish, Dutch