wærc
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *warkiz (“ache, pain”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-, *wreǵ- (“to work, act”). Cognate with Old Norse verkr (“pain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wærċ m
Usage notes edit
- The spelling of this word and the texts in which it is found show it to be an Anglianism. The expected West Saxon form would be wierċ, late wyrċ (the latter is actually attested once, as dative singular wyrċe). However, it does not appear in originally West Saxon sources, where sār and eċe are found instead.
Declension edit
Declension of wærc (strong i-stem)