derk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dearc, dork, durk

Etymology

From Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk; compare therk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛrk/

Adjective

derk (plural and weak singular derke, comparative derker, superlative derkest)

1. dark

Related terms

• derkly
• derknesse

Descendants

• English: dark
• Scots: derk
• Yola: dhourk, durk

References

• “derk, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Adjective

derk (comparative derker, superlative derkest)

1. (Southern Scots) dark