"girk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: girks [plural]
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-noun}} girk (plural girks)
  1. (archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-girk-en-noun-AhSbf58X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20

Verb

Forms: girks [present, singular, third-person], girking [participle, present], girked [participle, past], girked [past]
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)
  1. (archaic) To jerk, yerk. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-girk-en-verb-Zkgs3rkz

Inflected forms

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