Definitions For Lirk

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, lurk, lerk, lairk, lark}}

Etymology 1

From Middle English lyrken, from {{der, en, non, lerka, t=to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise}}, related to {{cog, non, lurkr, t=cudgel, club}}.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To jerk. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) To become creased or wrinkled.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

LIRK (plural LIRKs) (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) A crease; rumple; fold. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.