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Firk vs Firs - What's the difference?

firk | firs |

As nouns the difference between firk and firs

is that firk is a stroke; lash while firs is plural of lang=en.

As a verb firk

is to carry away or about; carry; move.

firk

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) firken, .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To carry away or about; carry; move.
  • To drive away.
  • (obsolete) To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.
  • I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. - Shakespeare : IV, iv
  • To rouse; raise up.
  • To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
  • * Ben Jonson
  • A wench is a rare bait, with which a man / No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stroke; lash.
  • Etymology 2

    Frobably an alteration of freak.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A freak; trick; quirk.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    firs

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Anagrams

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