Definitions
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- verb intransitive To grow
dark .
Etymologies
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From mirk + -en, or perhaps from Middle English *mirknen, *merknen, from Old Norse myrkna ("to darken"), cognate with Icelandic myrkna ("to darken"), Swedish mörkna ("to get dark, darken"), Danish mørkne ("to darken"). More at murk.
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I feel it my duty to point out that if they are taking on crimes against nature, they're also going to have to pass ordinances against mullets, accordions and Hillary's mirken franchise.
Archive 2004-03-14 2004
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