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Harked vs Warked - What's the difference?

harked | warked |

As verbs the difference between harked and warked

is that harked is (hark) while warked is (wark).

harked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hark)

  • hark

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
  • * 1739 , “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, (Charles Wesley) and (George Whitefield):
  • “Glory to the new born King,
  • * 1906: , The Four Million] [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=354518751&tag=Henry,+O.,+1862-1910:+The+four+million;,+1906&query=+harking&id=HenFour
  • Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking .
  • * 1959: , A Christmas Carol
  • "Hark ! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"

    Derived terms

    * hark back

    warked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wark)

  • wark

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) werk, warch, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pain; ache.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) werken, warchen, from (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be in pain; ache.
  • Etymology 3

    See work.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, chiefly, Scotland) A building.
  • (Spenser)
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