Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Irk \Irk\, 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.

Source : WordNet®

irk
     v : irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" [syn: {gall}]