Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: murken
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become murky or dark.

Example Sentences

"With brooding forecast of the brumal blast, And treasures white poured from cold northern stores, A Sabbath restfulness is in the woods, A silent flow in Yarrow's murkened stream; […]"
"The parking lot was emptying rapidly as all the Labor Day picnic groups headed home in the murkening gloom."

Etymology

From Middle English mirkenen, from Old Norse myrkna (“to grow dark”), equivalent to murk + -en.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mirkenen, myrkna

Inflected Forms

murkens (present, singular) murkening (participle, present) murkened (participle, past) murkened (past) mirken (alternative, Scotland)

Questions

What does murken mean?: To make or become murky or dark.
Where does murken come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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