"mirk" meaning in Scots

See mirk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mirker [comparative], mirkest [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mirker||er||est|superlative|mirkest||er||est}} mirk (comparative mirker, superlative mirkest), {{sco-adj|mirk|er|est}} mirk (comparative mirker, superlative mirkest)
  1. Dark, gloomy, obscure.
    Sense id: en-mirk-sco-adj-F8LqURyH Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 79 15 6

Noun

Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} mirk (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} mirk (uncountable)
  1. Darkness, twilight. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mirk-sco-noun-K~ZDmpDs

Verb

Forms: mirks [present, singular, third-person], mirkin [participle, present], mirkit [past], mirkit [participle, past]
Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|mirks|present participle|mirkin|simple past|mirkit|past participle|mirkit|head=}} mirk (third-person singular simple present mirks, present participle mirkin, simple past mirkit, past participle mirkit), {{sco-verb|mirks|mirkin|mirkit}} mirk (third-person singular simple present mirks, present participle mirkin, simple past mirkit, past participle mirkit)
  1. To darken, to make or become dark.
    Sense id: en-mirk-sco-verb-bhKMDVCT

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mirk meaning in Scots (2.7kB)

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