The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Firk \Firk\, v. t. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS.
   fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E.
   fare.]
   To beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs.]
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         I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Firk \Firk\, v. i.
   To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.]
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         A wench is a rare bait, with which a man
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         No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Firk \Firk\, n.
   A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] --Ford.
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