different between firk vs lirk

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)

1. (transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move.
2. (transitive) To drive away.

   I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. - Shakespeare The Life of Henry the Fifth: IV, iv

3. (transitive) To rouse; raise up.
4. (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.

Noun

firk (plural firks)

1. A stroke; lash.

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of freak.

Noun

firk (plural firks)

1. (Britain dialectal) A freak; trick; quirk.

Derived terms

• firkery

English

Alternative forms

• lurk, lerk, lairk, lark

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Etymology 1

From Middle English lyrken, from Old Norse lerka (“to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise”), related to Old Norse lurkr (“cudgel, club”).

Verb

lirk (third-person singular simple present lirks, present participle lirking, simple past and past participle lirked)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To jerk.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
3. (intransitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To become creased or wrinkled.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lerke, from the verb. See above.

Noun

lirk (plural lirks)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) A crease; rumple; fold.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.