Werg

Meaning

hards, tow, oakum (short, fallen-off fibres of flax or hemp)

Concepts

tow

oakum

hards

Synonyms

Hede

Flachs

Teer

Translations

werk

pluis

estopa

étoupe

filasse

estopa

stoppa

capecchio

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

wäärg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛʁk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: werc

Inherited from Old High German: werk

In summary

From Middle High German werc, wer(i)ch, from Old High German werk, werah, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“rope”). For the Middle High German variation between -rc and -rch compare Storch. The spelling with -g is an attempt to reflect both pronunciations; compare Sarg (from Middle High German sarc, sar(i)ch). Moreover it serves to distinguish from Werk (“work”).