"wark" meaning in Scots

See wark in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: warks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English work, werk, from Old English worc, weorc, ġeweorc, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|work}} Middle English work, {{m|enm|werk}} werk, {{inh|sco|ang|worc}} Old English worc, {{m|ang|weorc}} weorc, {{m|ang|ġeweorc}} ġeweorc, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*werką||work}} Proto-Germanic *werką (“work”), {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*wérǵom}} Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|warks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wark (plural warks), {{sco-noun}} wark (plural warks)
  1. work
    Sense id: en-wark-sco-noun-AOE-169V Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

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