English Explanatory Dictionary

firk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To carry away or about; carry; move.
  2. To drive away.
  3. To rouse; raise up.
  4. To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
noun
  1. A stroke; lash.
noun
  1. A freak; trick; quirk.

Pronunciation

/fɜː(ɹ)k/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-firk.wav

Word forms

firk firks firking firked ferk

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

firkery
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