noun
Meaning 1
A crease; rumple; fold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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lirk
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k
noun
Meaning 2
A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To jerk.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To become creased or wrinkled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English lerke, from the verb. See above.
From Middle English lyrken, from Old Norse lerka (“to plait, fold, bind, lace up tightly, chastise”), related to Old Norse lurkr (“cudgel, club”) (see Proto-Celtic *lorgā).