English Explanatory Dictionary

irk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to irritate; annoy; bother
noun
  1. An annoyance.
name
  1. A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell in Manchester city centre.

Pronunciation

/ɜːk/ /ɝk/ en-us-irk.ogg

Word forms

irk irks irking irked

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.

Derived words

forirk irksome irky
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