firk

Firk, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.] Defn: To beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs.] I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak. Firk, v. i. Defn: To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.] A wench is a rare bait, with which a man No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson. Firk, n. Defn: A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] Ford.

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