English Explanatory Dictionary

mirken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To grow dark.

Word forms

mirken mirkens mirkening mirkened

Etymology

From Middle English mirkenen, merknen, from Old Norse myrkna (“to darken”). Cognate with Icelandic myrkna (“to darken”), Swedish mörkna (“to get dark, darken”), Danish mørkne (“to darken”), equivalent to mirk + -en. More at murk.

Derived words

mirkening mirkning
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