cark
[verb]
Synonyms: trouble, ail, distress, upset, worry, fret, fuss, pother, stew, tew

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cark noun. [kɑ:k] Long arch. or Scot. ME.
[Anglo-Norman karke repr. north. var. of Old French c(h)arche, from c(h)archier from late Latin car(ri)care: see CHARGE verb.]
1. A load, a weight. ME-M16.

2. A charge, a burden. ME-L16.

3. Trouble, anxiety; labour; toil. ME.
■ Longfellow The swart mechanic comes to drown his cark and care.

4. Care, pains; heed. LME-E17.

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cark verb. [kɑ:k] Long arch. or Scot. ME.
[Old Northern French carkier from Old French c(h)archier: see CARK noun.]
1. verb trans. Load, burden; impose as a charge on. Only in ME.

2. verb trans. Worry, harass, vex, trouble. ME.

3. verb intrans. Be anxious, be concerned; fret oneself; toil. ME.

4. verb intrans. Care for, take thought. LME-E17.

■ carking noun grieving, solicitude, (an) anxiety ME.

■ carking adjective burdensome, wearying; toiling, anxious, niggardly: M16.

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