firk

firk · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*faraną“to travel, fare”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*farikōn
3. Old English · inherited fromfercian“to bring, assist, support, carry, conduct, convey, proceed”
4. Middle English · inherited fromfirken
5. English todayfirk

From Middle English firken, ferken (“to proceed, hasten”), from Old English fercian (“to bring, assist, support, carry, conduct, convey, proceed”), from Proto-West Germanic *farikōn, frequentative of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to travel, fare”). 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”).

firk · noun²

Probably an alteration of freak.

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