chirk

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To become happier.
2. To make happier.
3. To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.

Adj

lively; cheerful; in good spirits

Concepten

opvrolijken

Synoniemen

cheer up

brace up

buck up

chirk up

chirp

creek

lively

wheeze

whistle

brighten up

become cheerful

spunk up

bear up

to make cheerful

Vertalingen

chillar

chirriar

çalmak

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: chirken

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ċearcian

In summary

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.