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thilk

UK/ðɪlk/

thilk determiner: that same; this; that.

Determiner

thilk

  1. (archaic, regional) That same; this; that.
    • I loue thilke laſſe, (alas why do I loue:) / And am forlorne, (alas why am I lorne:) / Shee deignes not my good will, but doth reproue, / And of my rurall muſick holdeth ſcorne.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Ianuarie. Aegloga Prima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC, folio 2, recto

Forms of thilk

alternative formthylke
alternative formthick
alternative formthuck
alternative formthik

Origin of thilk

From Middle English thilke, equivalent to a blend of the + ilk.

Words that rhyme with thilk

12 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about thilk

What does thilk mean?
Thilk means that same; this; that.
What part of speech is thilk?
Thilk is a determiner.
How do you pronounce thilk?
Thilk is pronounced /ðɪlk/ (UK).

Words near thilk in the dictionary

  1. thiirenes
  2. thik
  3. Thilanottine
  4. Thilanottines
  5. Thilgen
  6. thilk
  7. thill
  8. thill-horse
  9. thill-horses
  10. thilled
  11. thiller

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