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wark | wayk |

As a noun wark

is pain; ache.

As a verb wark

is to be in pain; ache.

As an adjective wayk is

obsolete form of weak.

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)
    ----

    wayk

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)