jan 1, 1568 - wark
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The regional spelling of ‘work’. 1543 <i>iiijer warke horses ... v draffe oxen</i>, Brettanby (SS26/41); 1568 <i>one smythe wylle make in the yere everye warke day a blome</i>, Esholt (BAS10/246). Attributive uses are: 1503 <i>one warkbord,</i> York (SS53/217); 1518-9 <i>paid ... to a warkman xd,</i> York (CCW71).
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