swink
swink · swinks · swank / swonk / swinkt / swinked · swunk · swinking
To labour, to work hardTo labour, to work hard
/swɪŋk/
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, intransitive)To labour, to work hard
(archaic, transitive)To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
Origin
From Middle English swynken, from Old English swincan (“to labour, work”), from Proto-GermFrom Middle English swynken, from Old English swincan (“to labour, work”), from Proto-Germanic *swinkaną (“to swing, bend”). Cognate with Old Norse svinka (“to work”).
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Forms
swinks, swinking, swank, swunkWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle