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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"Then let ilka shentleman tak her nain, an' Tonal will be an honest man again."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
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 Patrick Buchan
The hills were high on ilka side,5 An' the bought i' the lirk o' the hill, And aye, as she sang, her voice it rang, Out o'er the head o' yon hill.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"But aye, at ilka seven years, They pay the teind to hell; And I'm sae fat and fair of flesh, I fear 'twill be mysel'!"
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Patrick Buchan
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 Jean Blewett
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