† formirkenv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To darken.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > become dark [verb (intransitive)]
a-thesterc885
thestera900
swerkOE
darken?a1300
dima1300
therkc1300
murkc1330
darka1393
mirkena1400
formirkenc1430
obscure?a1513
cloud1598
darkle1823
c1430 Chev. Assigne 362 Alle his feyre federes fomede vpon blode, And alle formerknes þe watur, þer þe swanne swymmethe.
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