lirk
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English lyrken, from Old Norse lerka (“to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise”), related to Old Norse lurkr (“cudgel, club”).
Verb edit
lirk (third-person singular simple present lirks, present participle lirking, simple past and past participle lirked)
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To jerk.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To become creased or wrinkled.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English lerke, from the verb. See above.
Noun edit
lirk (plural lirks)