værk

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯ɡ̊]

From Old Danish wærk, from Old Norse verk n, from Proto-Germanic *werką, cognate with Swedish värk, English work, German Werk and Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

værk n (singular definite værket, plural indefinite værker)

1. work (the product of someone's or something's actions)

   Synonym: frembringelse

   Coordinate term: præstation

   Denne grotte er ikke naturens værk.

   This cave is not the work of nature.

2. 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.

3. works (industrial processing facility)

   Coordinate term: arbejde

• (industrial processing facility): fabrik (“factory”)

• “værk,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse verkr m, from Proto-Germanic *warkiz, cognate with Swedish värk.

værk c (uninflected)

1. ache

• værke
• vokseværk

• “værk,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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.

værk n (singular definite værket, not used in plural form)

1. oakum

• tvist
• blår

• “værk,3” in Den Danske Ordbog