"wirk" meaning in Scots

See wirk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wirks [present, singular, third-person], wirkin [participle, present], wirkt [past], wirkt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old English weorc (noun), wyrcan (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|weorc}} Old English weorc Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|wirks|present participle|wirkin|simple past|wirkt|past participle|wirkt|head=}} wirk (third-person singular simple present wirks, present participle wirkin, simple past wirkt, past participle wirkt), {{sco-verb}} wirk (third-person singular simple present wirks, present participle wirkin, simple past wirkt, past participle wirkt)
  1. work
    Sense id: en-wirk-sco-verb-AOE-169V
  2. ~ (up)on affect, have an influence on
    Sense id: en-wirk-sco-verb-C7Z9DsBv Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wark

Alternative forms

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