chirk
English
Etymology
From Middle English chirken, cherken, charken, from Old English ċearcian (“to chatter, creak, crash”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakċną (“to make a sound, crack”). Doublet of chark. Related also to crake, crack.
Verb
chirk (third-person singular simple present chirks, present participle chirking, simple past and past participle chirked)
Scots
Alternative forms
- chairk, jirg
Etymology
From Middle English cherkin, from Old English ċearcian, ċiercian, variant forms of Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną (“to crack; crackle; shriek”).
Cognate with English chirk. Doublet of chork, crak, crake, and jarg. The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʃɪrk], [tʃʌrk]
Noun
chirk (plural chirks)
Verb
chirk (third-person singular simple present chirks, present participle chirkin, simple past chirkit, past participle chirkit)
Derived terms
- chirker (“house-cricket”)