Lirk

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A crease; rumple; fold. UK, dialectal, transitive
  2. 2
    A fold in the skin; a wrinkle. Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
Verb
  1. 1
    To jerk. UK, dialectal, transitive
  2. 2
    To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds. UK, dialectal, transitive
  3. 3
    To become creased or wrinkled. Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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).

Etymology 2

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

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