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lirk.

To jerk.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To jerk.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  3. To become creased or wrinkled.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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).

noun
  1. A crease; rumple; fold.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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