Contionary:wørken

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk voerken, from Old Skundavisk voerkan, voerkian, from Halmisk ᚹᛟᚱᚲᛃᚨᚾ (workjan), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wøɐkɘn/

Verb

wørken (mixed, third-person singular simple present wørkt, past tense workte, past participle geworkt, past subjunctive wørkte, auxiliary haven)

1. to work

   Si wørken hard alldag.

   They work hard all day.

Inflection

infinitive		wørken
present participle		wørkend
past participle		geworkt
auxiliary		haven
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik wørke	wi wørken	ik wørke	wi wørken
	ðou wørkst	ji wørkt	ðou wørkst	ji wørkt
	hi, si, hit wørkt	si, Si wørken	hi, si, hit wørke	si, Si wørken
preterit	ik workte	wi workten	ik wørkte	wi wørkten
	ðou worktest	ji worktet	ðou wørktest	ji wørktet
	hi, si, hit workte	si, Si workten	hi, si, hit wørkte	si, Si wørkten
imperative	wørk	wørkt (ji)

Usage notes

The past form wroghte may be heard among speakers of Eastern and Southern dialects.

Related terms

• werk
• wyrke
• wyrkt