verb
irk
Irk (verb) means to irritate; annoy; bother.
verb
1
to irritate; annoy; bother
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.
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"irk" (verb) means to irritate; annoy; bother.