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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forirk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forirk
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To irk; weary.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To become weary.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forirks (present, singular) forirking (participle, present) forirked (participle, past) forirked (past)

Questions

What does forirk mean?
To irk; weary.
Where does forirk come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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