forirk

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verb

To irk; weary.

OriginMiddle English *forirken →
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Meanings

verbforirk (third-person singular simple present forirks, present participle forirking, simple past and past participle forirked)

present singular third person forirks · participle present forirking · participle past forirked · past forirked

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo irk; weary.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo become weary.

Origin

  1. Middle English*forirken
  2. Englishforirk

From Middle English *forirken, forhirken, equivalent to for- + irk.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forirk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forirk.

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