IRK

irk. Irk, v. to vex, grieve, give pain or uneasiness, ob.

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Irk (ẽrk), v. t. [[OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]] To weary; to give pain; to annoy; — used only impersonally at present. To see this sight, it irks my very soul. Shak. It irketh him to be here. M. Arnold.