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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verk n, from Proto-Germanic *werką, cognate with Swedish värk, English work, German Werk.
Noun
værk n (singular definite værket, plural indefinite værker)
- work (the product of someone's or something's actions)
Denne grotte er ikke naturens værk.- This cave is not the work of nature.
- work (a cultural production)
Denne novelle anses for at høre til hendes bedste værker.- This short story is regarded as belonging to her best works.
- works (industrial processing facility)
Declension
Hyponyms
- (industrial processing facility): fabrik (“factory”)
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse verkr m, from Proto-Germanic *warkiz, cognate with Swedish värk.
Noun
værk c (uninflected)
- ache
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Etymology 3
From Middle Low German werk or Middle Dutch werk, cognate with Old High German werah, werc, German Werg. Originally the same word as the first one.
Noun
værk n (singular definite værket, not used in plural form)
- oakum
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