wark C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /wɑrk/ UK /wɑːk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun pain or ache; to ache (dialectal or archaic) His old wound began to wark in the damp cold. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · pain or ache; to ache... achepainthrobhurt Word family Related forms work Etymology AI details From Old English wærc ('pain, ache'), from Proto-Germanic *warkaz; a dialectal northern English and Scots word, cognate with German Werk in some senses but distinct. wærc Old English *warkaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wark **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /wɑrk/ **IPA (UK):** /wɑːk/ ## Meanings 1. pain or ache; to ache (dialectal or archaic) ## Examples - His old wound began to wark in the damp cold. ## Synonyms - ache - pain - throb - hurt ## Related Forms - work ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wærc - Root: *warkaz ## Etymology From Old English wærc ('pain, ache'), from Proto-Germanic *warkaz; a dialectal northern English and Scots word, cognate with German Werk in some senses but distinct. ## AI Etymology Wark is from Old English wærc ('pain, ache'), from Proto-Germanic *warkaz; a dialectal northern English and Scots word, cognate with German Werk in some senses but distinct. In present-day use, it means pain or ache; to ache (dialectal or archaic). Related vocabulary includes work. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Register & Style markdown