ork
noun - et
chore
- slit, strev
- kraft, energi, utholdenhet
chore
Old Norse: orka
B1Intermediate
Det var et ork å lese den boka.
It was a chore to read that book.
Han orket ikke å reise seg.
He couldn't bear to get up.
Egentlig ville jeg bare mure meg inne, men jeg orket ikke å være alene heller.
Actually, I just wanted to wall myself in, but I couldn't bear to be alone either.
Etter lunsj ble han dvask og orket knapt å lese videre.
After lunch he became sluggish and could barely keep reading.
Han var så kranglevoren at ingen orket å diskutere med ham.
He was so quarrelsome that no one could bear to argue with him.
Kommentaren hans var så navlebeskuende at ingen orket å høre på.
His comment was so self-absorbed that nobody could be bothered to listen.
Etter lungebetennelsen var den gamle mannen fortsatt kruslete og orket knapt å gå rundt i huset.
After the pneumonia, the old man was still frail and could barely walk around the house.