"werk" meaning in English

See werk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: werks [plural]
Etymology: The LGBT slang usage is very recent and in essence an orthographical variant. It is independent from the far older and long-obsolete alternative form which derived directly from Middle English werk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werk}} Middle English werk Head templates: {{en-noun}} werk (plural werks)
  1. (obsolete except as LGBT slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: work Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-werk-en-noun-cOt1t0HL Categories (other): English eye dialect, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37

Verb

Forms: werks [present, singular, third-person], werking [participle, present], werked [participle, past], werked [past]
Etymology: The LGBT slang usage is very recent and in essence an orthographical variant. It is independent from the far older and long-obsolete alternative form which derived directly from Middle English werk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werk}} Middle English werk Head templates: {{en-verb}} werk (third-person singular simple present werks, present participle werking, simple past and past participle werked)
  1. (obsolete except as LGBT slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: work Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-werk-en-verb-cOt1t0HL Categories (other): English eye dialect

Inflected forms

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