werc

Middle English

Noun

werc

1. (especially Early Middle English) alternative form of werk

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką.

Noun

werc n

1. work
2. deed, action

Inflection

Declension of werc (neuter a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	werc	werc
accusative	werc	werc
genitive	werkes	werco
dative	werke	wercon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: werc
  • Dutch: werk
    • Afrikaans: werk
      • → Tswana: bereke
        • → Yeyi: bbérìk-á
    • Negerhollands: werk, wark
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: wark
    • → Indonesian: werek
    • → Saramaccan: wéíki

References

• “werk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /werk/, [werˠk]

Noun

werc n (Mercian)

1. alternative form of weorc

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	werc	werc
accusative	werc	werc
genitive	werces	werca
dative	werce	wercum