Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *derk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de͜ork/, [de͜orˠk]

Adjective

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deorc (comparative deorcra, superlative deorcost)

  1. dark
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
      ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð,
      frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon
      wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
      Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
      and this dark life with wise thought,
      shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone
      swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: derk, dearc, dork, durk
    • English: dark
    • Scots: derk
    • Yola: dhourk, durk