orke

See also: orkę and ørke

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish orkæ from Old Norse orka

Verb

orke (imperative ork, infinitive at orke, present tense orker, past tense orkede, perfect tense orket)

1. to have the energy to, to feel up for

Conjugation

Conjugation of orke

active passive infinitive orke orkes present orker orkes past orkede orkedes imperative ork — participle present orkende past (have / havde) orket gerund orken

Synonyms

• gide (“to be bothered to”)
• magte

See also

• ørkesløs (“futile”)

References

• “orke” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “orke” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrkə/

Verb

orke (present tense orkar, past tense orka, past participle orka, passive infinitive orkast, present participle orkande, imperative orke/ork)

1. e-infinitive form of orka (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

References

• “orke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.