Mirk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mirk is a noun meaning Archaic spelling of murk.
Meaning
Archaic spelling of murk.
Example Sentences
She disappeared into the gathering mirk.
Outside the chapel in the weeping mirk a squire held his shield, another his helm, a groom walked his horse.
Chill and mirk is the nightly blast, / Where Pindus' mountains rise, / And angry clouds are pouring fast / The vengeance of the skies.
It was by this time the mirkest of the gloaming, for they had purposely tarried on the journey that they might enter Edinburgh at dusk.
Word Forms
- mirks
- mirking
- mirked
- mirker
- mirkest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include darke, murrain, maze, quackmire, opaque, mudd.
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