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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Come where Spring's bridal chimes blue bells are ringing; Come where the yellow broom blooms on the brae; Come where the lintie his love-sang is singing, And wee birdies courtin' on ilka green spray.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
It’s true the day as it’s true ilka day.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
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
The river is a ribbon wide, The falls a snowy feather, And stretching far on ilka side Are hills abloom wi' heather.
From The Cornflower, and Other Poems by Blewett, Jean
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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