Contionary:wørken

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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
thou wørkst ji wørkt thou 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
thou worktest ji worktet thou 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.

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