different between fyrk vs firk
fyrk
English
Etymology
From Swedish fyrk, from Middle Low German vêreken, from ver/vier (“four”).
Noun
fyrk (plural fyrks)
- (historical) The monetary unit of Sweden between the 15th and 17th centuries, valued at between one-sixth and one-half of an öre.
fyrk From the web:
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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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