Alternative form of sarlyk (“a yak”)

(obsolete) To steal or obtain through fraud. / (obsolete, intransitive) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle. / (obsolete, intransitive) To live by shifts and stratagems.

present participle of pre-fire

Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic. / Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.