verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To irk; weary. obsolete, transitive
2. 2
   To become weary. intransitive, obsolete

Etymology

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

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