murk
1or mirk
[ murk ]
noun
darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
adjective
Archaic. dark; murky.
Origin of murk
1First recorded before 900; Middle English mirke, myrke, from Old Norse myrkr “dark, darkness,” replacing Old English myrce “dark”
Other definitions for murk (2 of 2)
murk2
[ murk ]
verb (used with object)
Slang. a variant of merk1.
Origin of murk
2First recorded in 2005–10
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British Dictionary definitions for murk (1 of 2)
murk1
mirk
/ (mɜːk) /
noun
gloomy darkness
adjective
an archaic variant of murky
Origin of murk
1C13: probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; compare Old English mirce dark
British Dictionary definitions for murk (2 of 2)
murk2
/ (mɜːk) /
verb(tr) slang
to murder (a person)
to defeat (a team) convincingly
Origin of murk
2C20: of unknown origin
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