English
lirk
Lirk comes from Old Norse lerka ‘to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350lerka‘to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lyrken
- Englishtodaylirk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350lerka‘to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lyrken
- Englishtodaylirk
Every English word from Old Norse lerka
Another origin of lirk
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laiwazikǭ‘lark’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lāwerce‘lark’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500larkeas lerke‘skylark’
- Englishtodaylirk
Today it means
verb To jerk.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse lerka / lirk