"Lork" meaning in Low German

See Lork in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Lorken [plural], Lorks [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, possibly imitative. Compare Middle Low German lork (“armour”). Borrowed into German as Lurch. Etymology templates: {{unc|nds}} Uncertain, {{onomatopoeic|nds|title=imitative}} imitative, {{ncog|gml|lork|t=armour}} Middle Low German lork (“armour”), {{cog|de|-}} German Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Lorken,Lorks}} Lork m (plural Lorken or Lorks), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. toad (amphibian) Tags: German-Low-German, masculine
    Sense id: en-Lork-nds-noun-zXTW9p1d Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low German onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 37 40 23 Disambiguation of Low German onomatopoeias: 35 41 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 37 31
  2. (by extension) rascal, lout, scoundrel, villain, bastard Tags: German-Low-German, broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-Lork-nds-noun-yFGiU49G Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low German onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 37 40 23 Disambiguation of Low German onomatopoeias: 35 41 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 37 31
  3. (by extension, derogatory) woman, broad Tags: German-Low-German, broadly, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-Lork-nds-noun-U8zIH77t Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low German onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 37 40 23 Disambiguation of Low German onomatopoeias: 35 41 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 37 31

Inflected forms

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