irk

Signification (English)

to irritate; annoy; bother

harrass

be sick of

be tired of

grate on

jar on

put out of tune

incur displeasure

be weary of

be bored with

put in a bad mood

be fed up with

enrage

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɜːk/

Inherited from moyen anglais

irken

Cognate with islandais

yrkja

Cognate with suédois

yrka

Cognate with ancien anglais

wyrċan

In summary

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”). More at work.

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