How do you pronounce thilk?

The recorded pronunciation is /ðɪlk/.

Where does thilk come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

thilk

/ðɪlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thilk
IPA: /ðɪlk/

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Meaning

det

That same; this; that.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I loue thilke laſſe, (alas why do I loue:) / And am forlorne, (alas why am I lorne:) / Shee deignes not my good will, but doth reproue, / And of my rurall muſick holdeth ſcorne."

Etymology

From Middle English thilke, equivalent to a blend of the + ilk.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thilke

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ðɪlk/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

thylke (alternative) thick (alternative) thuck (alternative) thik (alternative)

Rhymes With

milk man-milk silk sheep milk goat milk soy milk skimmed milk ilk breastmilk wilk bilk filk

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