verkja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• verkje
• verka, verke

Etymology

From Old Norse verkja, from Proto-Germanic *warkijaną (“to ache”), from *warkiz (“pain”) +‎ *-ijaną (“denominal suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrçɑ/

Verb

verkja (present tense verkjer, past tense verkte, past participle verkt, present participle verkjande, imperative verk)

1. to ache

References

• “verkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.