ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include darke, murrain, maze, quackmire, opaque, mudd.

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