Definitions For Firk

Alternative forms

ferk

Etymology 1

from middle english firken, ferken + + to proceed, hasten, from {{inh + en + ang + fercian + + to bring, assist, support, carry, conduct, convey, proceed}}; perhaps akin to {{cog + ang + faran + + to fare, go}}, {{cog + en + fare}}; if so, equivalent to fare + k + goh + fuora + + benefit, sustenance, support}}, {{cog + swg + fergen}}, ferken + + to bring, dispatch.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move. (transitive) To drive away. : I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. - Shakespeare s:the life of henry the fifth, the life of henry the fifth: IV, iv (transitive) To rouse; raise up. (intransitive) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.

Noun

FIRK (plural FIRKs) A stroke; lash.

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of freak.

Noun

FIRK (plural FIRKs) (UK, _, dialectal) A freak; trick; quirk.

Derived terms

firkery

Is Firk a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
11

The word Firk is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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