German Low German

Noun

Wark n (plural Warken)

1. work; act; deed; works
2. that which is made; product
3. that whereby a thing is made; mechanism
4. a factory; plant

Derived terms

• Handwark

Related terms

• warken

English

Noun

wark ‎(plural warks)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Pain; ache.

Derived terms

• bellywark
• headwark

Etymology 2

From Middle English werken, warchen, from Old English wærcan ‎(“to be in pain”). Cognate with Swedish värka ‎(“to ache, pain”), Icelandic verkja ‎(“to pain”). See above.

Verb

wark ‎(third-person singular simple present warks, present participle warking, simple past and past participle warked)

1. (intransitive) To be in pain; ache.

Etymology 3

See work.

Noun

wark ‎(plural warks)

1. (obsolete, chiefly Scotland) A building.

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Kashubian

Noun

wark m

1. business
2. profession

Scots

Noun

wark ‎(plural warks)

1. work