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Firk vs Firy - What's the difference?

firk | firy |

As a verb firk

is to carry away or about; carry; move.

As a noun firk

is a stroke; lash or firk can be a freak; trick; quirk.

As an adjective firy is

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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)

    firy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)