English Explanatory Dictionary

girk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To jerk, yerk.
noun
  1. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

Word forms

girk girks girking girked

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.

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