English Explanatory Dictionary

lirk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To jerk.
  2. To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
  3. To become creased or wrinkled.
noun
  1. A crease; rumple; fold.
  2. A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.

Word forms

lirk lirks lirking lirked lurk lerk lairk lark

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).

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