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lirk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lirk
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To jerk.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To become creased or wrinkled.

British usage; Intransitive verb

noun

A crease; rumple; fold.

British usage; Transitive verb

noun

A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lyrken, lerka, lerke

Usage

Inflected Forms

lirks (present, singular) lirking (participle, present) lirked (participle, past) lirked (past) lurk (alternative) lerk (alternative) lairk (alternative) lark (alternative) lirks (plural)

Rhymes With

work good work manual work jerk clerk burke kirk orphan work dirk turk perk quirk

Questions

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

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