ilka
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ilka
1150–1200; Middle English; originally phrase ilk a each one. See ilk 2, a 1
Example Sentences
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On ilka side o' Inglis rade a knicht In Lincoln-green, wi' armour burnished bricht; Like stars intil a frosty nicht, the sheen Blinkit like siller in his dazzlet een.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
Look at a' the rest standing leaning against the wa's, ilka ane wi' his een fixed on you by way o' imploring your pity!
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
And they have taen her, bonny Baby,65 And led her o'er the green; And ilka lady spak a word, But bonny Baby spake nane.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
She has a gowd ring on ilka finger, And on her mid-finger she has three; She has as meikle gowd upon her head, As wad buy an earldom o' land to thee.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
But ilka place has its ain way o’ doing business, and this is ours—quiet and cozy, ye see.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
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