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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Irk-, Yrknes, n. Weariness; tediousness. — c1400 Troy-bk. i. 476.
Men lest notht the teynd to here, For yrknes of this mater 1456 Hay II. 6/23.
For irknes of travale … he slepit apon his palfray
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