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Werk vs Wark - What's the difference?

werk | wark |

As nouns the difference between werk and wark

is that werk is obsolete form of lang=en while wark is pain; ache.

As a verb wark is

to be in pain; ache.

werk

English

Noun

(en noun)
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    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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