headwark
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English heedwarke, hedewarke, from Old English hēafodwærc (“pain in the head, headache”), equivalent to head + wark. Cognate with Danish hovedvark (“headache”), Swedish huvudvärk (“headache”), Icelandic höfuðverkur (“headache”).
Noun
[edit]headwark (plural headwarks)
- A headache.