Scottish and dialect term meaning to fidget, fuss, or move restlessly; to twitch or make small movements.
From Scottish English, possibly from Old Norse 'fiken' or related Germanic roots meaning to move about. Similar to English 'fidget' but with more regional specificity.
Scots have wonderful words for nervous energy — 'fike' captures that feeling when you're too anxious to sit still, a restless energy that modern languages sometimes need multiple words to express.
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