myrke
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murk — /merrk/, n. 1. darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night. adj. 2. Archaic. dark; murky. Also, mirk. [bef. 900; ME mirke, myrke < ON myrkr dark, darkness, r. OE myrce dark] * * * … Universalium
murk — (n) c.1300, myrke, from O.N. myrkr darkness, from P.Gmc. *merkwjo (Cf. O.E. mirce murky, black, dark; murkiness, darkness, Dan. mЗїrk darkness, O.S. mirki dark ); cognate with O.C.S. mraku, Serbo Croatian mrak, Russian mrak darkness; Lith … Etymology dictionary
murk — [[t]mɜrk[/t]] n. 1) darkness; gloom 2) archaic dark; murky • Etymology: bef. 900; ME mirke, myrke < ON myrkr dark, darkness … From formal English to slang
