ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurhtǭ, the first-person singular indicative past of *wurkijaną.

Verb

ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto /worᵃhtō/) (first-person singular past indicative)

1. [I] wrought, made

Attested forms

• (first-person singular past active indicative) — ᚹᛟᚱᚨᚺᛏᛟ (worahto /⁠worᵃhtō⁠/)
• (third-person singular past active indicative) — ᚹᚢᚱᛏᛖ (wurte /⁠wurtē⁠/), ᛟᚱᛏᛖ (orte /⁠ortē⁠/)

Descendants

• Old Norse: yrkja (1st singular indicative past orta)
  • Icelandic: yrkja, orka
  • Faroese: yrkja, orka
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: yrke, orke
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: yrkja, yrke, orka, orke
  • Elfdalian: yrtja, uorka
  • Old Swedish: yrkia, orka
    • Swedish: yrka, orka
  • Old Danish: yrkæ, orkæ
    • Danish: ørke, orke
  • Old Gutnish: yrkia, orka
    • Gutnish: yrke, orke
  • → Middle English: irken
    • English: irk