Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Alternative form of work.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAlternative form of work.
The LGBT slang usage is very recent and in essence an orthographical variant. It is independent from the far older and long-obsolete alternative form which derived directly from Middle English werk (noun) and werken, variant of worchen (verb).
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- Inherited-form mentionwerkenm
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