girk in All languages combined

Forms: girks [present, singular, third-person], girking [participle, present], girked [participle, past], girked [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”). Cognate with jerk and yerk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ȝerken||to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack}} Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), {{inh|en|ang|ġearcian||to prepare, make ready}} Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} girk (third-person singular simple present girks, present participle girking, simple past and past participle girked)

Inflected forms

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"girk" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]

Verb [English]

Inflected forms