headwark

English

Alternative forms

• head-wark, headwerk

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English heedwarke, hedewarke, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English hēafodwærc (“pain in the head, headache”), equivalent to head +‎ wark. Cognate with Danish hovedvark (“headache”), Swedish huvudvärk (“headache”), Icelandic höfuðverkur (“headache”).

Noun

headwark (plural headwarks)

1. The corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, the odour of which is said to cause headaches. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. A headache.