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girk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
girk
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To jerk, yerk.

Archaic

noun

A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”). Cognate with jerk and yerk.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ȝerken, ġearcian

Usage

Inflected Forms

girks (present, singular) girking (participle, present) girked (participle, past) girked (past) girks (plural)

Questions

What does girk mean?
To jerk, yerk.
Where does girk come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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