Firk

Alternative forms

• ferk

From Middle English firken, ferken ("to proceed, hasten"), from Old English fercian ("to bring, assist, support, carry, conduct, convey, proceed"); perhaps akin to Old English faran ("to fare, go"), English fare; if so, equivalent to fare + -k. Cognate with Old High German fuora ("benefit, sustenance, support"), Swabian fergen, ferken ("to bring, dispatch").

Full definition of firk

Verb

1. (transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move.
2. (transitive) To drive away.
3. (obsolete) To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. - Shakespeare : IV, iv
4. (transitive) To rouse; raise up.
5. (intransitive) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
• Ben JonsonA wench is a rare bait, with which a man
  No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.

Noun

1. A stroke; lash.

Frobably an alteration of freak.

Noun

1. (UK dialectal) A freak; trick; quirk.

Derived terms

• firkery