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mirkning

/ˈmɜːk(ə)nɪŋ/

mirkning noun: late twilight, dusk; darkening of evening.

Noun

mirkning (plural not attested)

  1. (Orkney, Scotland, Shetland, no plural) Late twilight, dusk; darkening of evening.
    • The gloaming glories o’ the lift hae dwined awa’ to grey,
      And clachan lichts begin to blink ayont the mirkning brae.1883, Anthony Cunningham M’Bryde, edited by David Herschell Edwards, Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices, page 185

Synonyms of mirkning

Forms of mirkning

alternative formmirkenin
alternative formmirkinnen
alternative formmirknin
alternative formmurknin
alternative formmirkening

Origin of mirkning

From Scots mirken (“to grow dark, darken, become overcast”), from Old Norse myrkna (“dark, gloomy”) + -ing (noun-forming suffix), equivalent to mirken + -ing.

Questions about mirkning

What does mirkning mean?
Mirkning means late twilight, dusk; darkening of evening.
What part of speech is mirkning?
Mirkning is a noun.
How do you pronounce mirkning?
Mirkning is pronounced /ˈmɜːk(ə)nɪŋ/.

Words near mirkning in the dictionary

  1. mirkest
  2. mirkier
  3. mirkiest
  4. mirkily
  5. mirking
  6. mirkning
  7. mirkoin
  8. Mirkovic
  9. Mirkovich
  10. mirks
  11. mirksome

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