Wäierk

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *werk, *wirk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką (rope (of hemp)).

Noun

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Wäierk n

  1. tow or oakum
  2. the waste material of flax or hemp