ferk

ferk is the alternative form of firk.

Meaning of firk

firk (third-person singular simple present firks, present participle firking, simple past and past participle firked)

(obsolete, transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move.
(obsolete, transitive) To drive away.
- I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
(obsolete, transitive) To rouse; raise up.
(intransitive, obsolete) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
- A wench is a rare bait, with which a man / No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...

ferk (third-person singular simple present ferks, present participle ferking, simple past and past participle ferked)

(UK) To rummage, in order to search for something; to dig amongst articles or move things aside in order to try and find something.

third-person singular present	ferks
present participle	ferking
past participle	ferked
past	ferked

What does ferk mean?: Ferk means to rummage, in order to search for something; to dig amongst articles or move things aside in order to try and find something.
What is ferk the alternative form of?: Ferk is the alternative form of firk.
What part of speech is ferk?: Ferk is a verb.
What is the past tense of ferk?: The past tense of ferk is ferked.

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