lirk

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verb

To jerk.

OriginMiddle English lyrken ← Old Norse lerka →
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Meanings

lirk1

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

present singular third person lirks · participle present lirking · participle past lirked · past lirked · alternative lurk · alternative lerk · alternative lairk · alternative lark

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo jerk.
  2. UKdialectaltransitiveTo crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
  3. ScotlandUKdialectalintransitiveTo become creased or wrinkled.

lirk2

nounlirk (plural lirks)

plural lirks · alternative lurk · alternative lerk · alternative lairk · alternative lark

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveA crease; rumple; fold.
  2. ScotlandUKdialectaltransitiveA fold in the skin; a wrinkle.

Origin

lirk · verb

  1. Old Norselerka“to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise”
  2. Middle Englishlyrken
  3. Englishlirk

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

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lirk · noun

  1. Middle Englishlerke
  2. Englishlirk

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lirk

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APA

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MLA

“lirk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lirk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lirk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lirk.

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