Mirkning

//ˈmɜːk(ə)nɪŋ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Late twilight, dusk; darkening of evening. Orkney, Scotland, Shetland, no-plural

    "The gloaming glories o’ the lift hae dwined awa’ to grey, And clachan lichts begin to blink ayont the mirkning brae."

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cockshutcrepusculumdarkdimmityduckishdusk

Example

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"The gloaming glories o’ the lift hae dwined awa’ to grey, And clachan lichts begin to blink ayont the mirkning brae."

Etymology

From Scots mirken (“to grow dark, darken, become overcast”), from Old Norse myrkna (“dark, gloomy”) + -ing (noun-forming suffix), equivalent to mirken + -ing.

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