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Birk vs Lirk - What's the difference?

birk | lirk |

As nouns the difference between birk and lirk

is that birk is (northern english) a birch tree cognate with scots birk while lirk is a crease; rumple; fold.

As a verb lirk is

to jerk.

birk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Northern English) A birch tree. Cognate with Scots birk.
    • (rfdate) The silver birk . - .
  • A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus ).
  • (British, slang)

    • References

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    lirk

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lyrken, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To jerk.
  • To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
  • To become creased or wrinkled.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lerke, from the verb. See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A crease; rumple; fold.
  • A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.