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firk.

To carry away or about; carry; move.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɜː(ɹ)k/
  1. To carry away or about; carry; move.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To drive away.

    obsolete · transitive
  3. To rouse; raise up.

    obsolete · transitive
  4. To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/fɜː(ɹ)k/
  1. A stroke; lash.

Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/fɜː(ɹ)k/
  1. A freak; trick; quirk.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Probably an alteration of freak.

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