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Irk vs Firk - What's the difference?

irk | firk |

In lang=en terms the difference between irk and firk

is that irk is to irritate; annoy; bother while firk is to move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.

As verbs the difference between irk and firk

is that irk is to irritate; annoy; bother while 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.

irk

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to irritate; annoy; bother
    • It irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * irksome

    Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs ----

    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)