ork

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See also: Ork

English

Noun

ork (plural orks)

  1. Obsolete form of orc (killer whale).

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Danish

Noun

ork c (singular definite orken, plural indefinite orker)

  1. (fantasy, mythology) orc

Declension

Verb

ork

  1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of orke

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

ork m (plural orks, diminutive orkje n, feminine orkin)

  1. orc

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Latin Orcus (god of the underworld).

Pronunciation

Noun

ork ?

  1. ogre (type of brutish giant from folk tales)

References

  • Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbative of orka (to have strength), from Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (to work).

Noun

ork c (uncountable)

  1. the strength or power to do something

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