English word origin

Etymology of darg

First attested in late Middle English; a syncopic form of daywork, developed through the series of forms: daywork → daywerk → daywark → dawark → *da’ark → dark → darg.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A day's work. · A defined quantity or amount of work, or of the product of work, done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

First attested in late Middle English; a syncopic form of daywork, developed through the series of forms: daywork → daywerk → daywark → dawark → *da’ark → dark → darg.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Informal form of dog.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The ŏ of dog (dŏg) has merged with ä in many American dialects.

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