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

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

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

His supper for breakfast; For wages his work; And to warm his great hands Just an hour in the mirk.

From Down-Adown-Derry A Book of Fairy Poems by De la Mare, Walter

Lights streamed from the windows, piercing the mirk of the night with brownish rays, and a dull muffled clamour rang through the gateway.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

That muckle ha’, maist like a kirk, I’ve kent at braid mid-day sae mirk Ye’d seen white weegs an’ faces lurk Like ghaists frae Hell, But whether Christian ghaists or Turk Deil ane could tell.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis