lirk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle English lyrken, from Old Norse lerka (“to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly”).

Verb

lirk (third-person singular simple present lirks, present participle lirking, simple past and past participle lirked)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To jerk.
  2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
  3. (intransitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To become creased or wrinkled.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lerke, from the verb. See above.

Noun

lirk (plural lirks)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) A crease; rumple; fold.
  2. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.
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