Irk, v. t.

(18), v. t. [Scot. irk, to tire, weary, irk, indolent; A-S. carg, inert, lazy, timid, evil; Ger. arg, bad, wicked, orig. avaricious, cowardly, whence ärgern, to vex, fret.] To weary; to give pain to; — used only impersonally at present, though formerly it was otherwise. To see this sight it irks my very soul. Shak.