Lork

German Low German

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly imitative. Compare Middle Low German lork (“armour”). Borrowed into German as Lurch.

Noun

Lork m (plural Lorken or Lorks)

1. toad (amphibian)
2. (by extension) rascal, lout, scoundrel, villain, bastard
3. (by extension, derogatory) woman, broad

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• Lorek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɫork/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlork/

Proper noun

Lork m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Lork (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Lork	Lorky	Lorci, Lorkové
genitive	Lorka	Lorkú	Lorkóv
dative	Lorku, Lorkovi	Lorkoma	Lorkóm
accusative	Lorka	Lorky	Lorky
vocative	Lorče	Lorky	Lorci, Lorkové
locative	Lorku, Lorkovi	Lorkú	Lorciech
instrumental	Lorkem	Lorkoma	Lorky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Lork”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění