wrok

Dutch

Etymology

Related (by ablaut) to wreken, wraak. Cognate with Middle Low German wrok, wruk. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔk
• IPA^(key): /vrɔk/

Noun

wrok m (plural wrokken, diminutive wrokje n)

1. rancor (US), rancour (UK)
2. resentment, grudge

Synonyms

• rancune

Derived terms

• wrokken
• wrokkig