"darg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɑːɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dargs [plural]
enPR: därg [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɑːɡ Etymology: First attested in late Middle English; a syncopic form of daywork, developed through the series of forms: daywork → daywerk → daywark → dawark → *da’ark → dark → darg. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{l|en|syncopic}} syncopic, {{m|en|daywork}} daywork, {{m|en||daywork}} daywork, {{m|en|daywerk}} daywerk, {{m|en|daywark}} daywark, {{m|en|dawark}} dawark, {{m|en||da’ark}} da’ark, {{m|en|dark}} dark, {{m|en||darg}} darg Head templates: {{en-noun}} darg (plural dargs)
  1. (in Scotland and northern English dialects) A day's work.
    Sense id: en-darg-en-noun-NxA4aBis Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 30 1
  2. (in Scotland and northern English dialects) A defined quantity or amount of work, or of the product of work, done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task.
    Sense id: en-darg-en-noun-Y8QTMop6 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dawerk, dawark [15th century], daurk [18th century], daark, dark, darrak, darroch, dargue, daurg [19th century] Derived forms: darg-days, darger, darker, darging, dargsman, love darg
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: dargs [plural]
Etymology: The ŏ of dog (dŏg) has merged with ä in many American dialects. Etymology templates: {{enPRchar|ŏ}} ŏ, {{m|en|dog}} dog, {{enPRchar|dŏg}} dŏg, {{enPRchar|ä}} ä Head templates: {{en-noun}} darg (plural dargs)
  1. (dialect) Informal form of dog. Tags: dialectal, form-of, informal Form of: dog
    Sense id: en-darg-en-noun-xfWwWRMa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Scots]

Forms: dargs [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of dark, a contraction of dawark, daywerk ‘day's work’. Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|dargs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} darg (plural dargs), {{sco-noun}} darg (plural dargs)
  1. a day's work (especially agricultural labour)
    Sense id: en-darg-sco-noun-nl700aO0 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. an amount or number of something produced in a day
    Sense id: en-darg-sco-noun-Gl2P8b8U

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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