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headwark
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English
Alternative forms
- head-wark, headwerk
Etymology
From Middle English heedwarke, hedewarke, from Old English hēafodwærc (“pain in the head, headache”), equivalent to head + wark. Cognate with Danish hovedvark (“headache”), Swedish huvudvärk (“headache”), Icelandic höfuðverkur (“headache”).
Noun
headwark (plural headwarks)
- A headache.
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