shirk
English
/ʃɜːk/, /ʃɝk/, /ʃɪɾk/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
- (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schurke (rogue, knave).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Schurke
Gloss
rogue, knave
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- multishirk English
- shirker English
- shirkest English
- shirketh English
- shirky English
- Schurke German
- Schurkenstaat German
- Schurkerei German
- Superschurke German