spurkv.
East Anglian.
intransitive. To shoot or spring up. Also of persons: To brighten or cheer up.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > suddenly
astartc1275
startc1275
yark1612
sturt1674
spurk1691
jump1720
skyrocket1859
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > be cheerful [verb (intransitive)] > become cheerful or cheer up
cheer?1553
to look up1600
come1607
to cheer up1620
exhilarate1620
brighten1692
to come to1765
to come about1775
spurk1823
to hearten up1834
to buck up1844
chirk1844
pearten1851
to come around1853
to liven up1863
to chipper up1867
lighten1873
pep1910
to lighten up1911
1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 115 To Spurk up, to Spring, shoot or brisk up.
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words (at cited word) Come spurk up, here's your sweet-hart a coming.
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Spurk, to rise up quickly. East.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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