mirk

British  

/ mɜːk /

noun

1. a variant spelling of murk 1

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Other Word Forms

• mirkily adverb
• mirkiness noun
• mirky adjective

Example Sentences

He had taken that tree, and that tree, and that rock as markers of the path...but there was no path, only the mirk, and the twilight, and the pale trees.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

And out of the gathering mirk the Nazgûl came with their cold voices crying words of death; and then all hope was quenched.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

"Erl Richard kens a' the fords in Clyde, He'll ride them ane by ane; And though the night was ne'er sae mirk, Erl Richard will be hame."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

Then will I say what more I'd have thee work; But look not on me with face so mirk!

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

But he had seen beyond the mirk of the sin the woman's soul pure as a pearl.

From An Isle in the Water by Tynan, Katharine