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firk
English
Alternative forms
- ferk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??(?)k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Etymology 1
From Middle English firken, ferken (“to proceed, hasten”), from Old English fercian (“to bring, assist, support, carry, conduct, convey, proceed”); perhaps akin to Old English faran (“to fare, go”), English fare; if so, equivalent to fare +? -k. Cognate with Old High German fuora (“benefit, sustenance, support”), Swabian fergen, ferken (“to bring, dispatch”).
Verb
firk (third-person singular simple present firks, present participle firking, simple past and past participle firked)
- (transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move.
- (transitive) To drive away.
- I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. - Shakespeare The Life of Henry the Fifth: IV, iv
- (transitive) To rouse; raise up.
- (intransitive) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
- 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
- A wench is a rare bait, with which a man / No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.
- 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
Noun
firk (plural firks)
- A stroke; lash.
Etymology 2
Probably an alteration of freak.
Noun
firk (plural firks)
- (Britain dialectal) A freak; trick; quirk.
Derived terms
- firkery
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fisk
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?sk/
Etymology 1
Compare Swedish fjäska (“to bustle about”).
Verb
fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)
- (obsolete) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.
- March 29 1549, Hugh Latimer, fourth sermon preached before King Edward VI
- He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.
- March 29 1549, Hugh Latimer, fourth sermon preached before King Edward VI
Etymology 2
Back-formation from fisking.
Verb
fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)
- To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fesk/, [fes??]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”). Cognate with English fish and German Fisch. The Germanic word is related to Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peys?- (“fish”).
Noun
fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)
- fish
- Pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign)
- (card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)
Inflection
Further reading
- fisk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Fisk (kortspil) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Fisk (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
See fiske (“to fish”).
Verb
fisk
- imperative of fiske
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peys?-. Cognate with Swedish fisk.
Noun
fisk m
- fish
Declension
Faroese
Noun
fisk
- accusative singular of fiskur
Icelandic
Noun
fisk
- indefinite accusative singular of fiskur
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peys?- (“fish”).
Noun
fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fisker, definite plural fiskene)
- a fish
Derived terms
See also derived terms at fiske.
Related terms
- fiske
- fisker
Etymology 2
Verb
fisk
- imperative of fiske
References
- “fisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peys?-. Akin to English fish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?sk/
Noun
fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fiskar, definite plural fiskane)
- a fish
Derived terms
See also derived terms at fiske.
Related terms
- fiske
- fiskar
References
- “fisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- fisc
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fis?, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic ???????????????????? (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peys?-. Cognates include Latin piscis.
Noun
fisk m
- fish
Descendants
- Middle High German: visch
- Bavarian: Fiisch
- Cimbrian: biss, visch
- Mòcheno: visch
- Central Franconian:
- Hunsrik: Fisch
- Kölsch: Fesch
- German: Fisch
- Luxembourgish: Fësch
- Rhine Franconian:
- Palatine German: Fusch, Fisch
- Vilamovian: fej?
- Yiddish: ????? (fish)
- Bavarian: Fiisch
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- fisc, visk, visc
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fis?, Old Dutch and Old High German fisk, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic ???????????????????? (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peys?-.
Noun
fisk m
- fish
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German: visch, vis
- Dutch Low Saxon: visch
- German Low German: Fisk, Fisch, Fösch
- Plautdietsch: Fesch
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peys?- (“fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?sk/
- Rhymes: -?sk
Noun
fisk c
- (zoology) fish
- Pisces (star sign)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
- fiks
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peys?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?sk/
Noun
fisk c (plural fisken, diminutive fiskje)
- fish
Further reading
- “fisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peys?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?sk/, /fe?sk/
- Rhymes: -??sk
Noun
fisk
- A fish.
Declension
Related terms
- fiskj
- fiskjälä
- fiskres
- fiskspänning
- fisktjuv
- fiskuv
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