English

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Etymology

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From Middle English *forirken, forhirken, equivalent to for- +‎ irk.

Verb

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forirk (third-person singular simple present forirks, present participle forirking, simple past and past participle forirked)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To irk; weary.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To become weary.