lirk

verb, noun — 5 senses

lirk

verb

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).

UK, Dialectal To jerk.

UK, Dialectal To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To become creased or wrinkled.

lirk

noun

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

UK, Dialectal A crease; rumple; fold.

Scotland, UK, Dialectal A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.

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