girk
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”). Cognate with jerk and yerk.
Verb edit
girk (third-person singular simple present girks, present participle girking, simple past and past participle girked)
- (archaic) To jerk, yerk.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.
Noun edit
girk (plural girks)
- (archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.
Further reading edit
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Girk”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 178, column 1: “obs. form of Jerk sb. and v.”.