-verk

See also verk

Norwegian

Etymology

From verk, from Old Norse verk, akin to yrke ("vocation") and virke ("activity").

Suffix

-verk (words derived conjugate as verk (etymology 2))

  1. The result of focused activity, work
  2. industrial facility

Derived terms

Result of work
  • byggverk
  • hærverk
  • kunstverk
  • makkverk
  • mesterverk
  • reisverk
Industrial facility
  • aluminiumsverk
  • jernverk
  • kraftverk
  • pukkverk
  • stillverk
  • stålverk
  • vannverk

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