"darg" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Tags: in Scotland and northern English dialects
    Sense id: en-darg-en-noun-NxA4aBis Categories (other): Scottish English
  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. Tags: in Scotland and northern English dialects
    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

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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for darg meaning in English (4.1kB)

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