† therkadj.

Forms: early Middle English ðherk, Middle English therk, Middle English þerk, Middle English therke, Middle English þerke, Middle English thirk, Middle English thirke, Middle English thyrke; English regional 1600s thark, 1600s thurck, 1600s thurk.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: dark adj.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of dark adj. after thester adj. Compare earlier therking n. and therk v.Although therking n. is recorded in Old English, while other words of the group are attested only from the early 14th cent., it is possible that the alteration originally occurred in the adjective.

Obsolete.

Dark (literal and figurative); esp. having little or no light; sinful; obscure, difficult to understand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective]

blinda1000

darkOE

lightlessOE

murkOE

therka1325

murkfula1400

unsheena1400

tenebrousc1420

tenebrose1490

tenebrate1492

sable?a1513

unlightsome1574

tenebrious1594

blindfold1601

Stygian1602

dayless1657

unenlightened1662

darklinga1718

rayless1727

tenebrific1786

twinkless1830

transdiurnal1848

glimmerless1889

gleamless1891

unlightened1896

a1325 (c1250) [implied in: Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3102 Ðhikke ðherknesse cam on ðat lond. (at therkness n.)].

c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) l. 2790 Til it was þe þerke niȝt.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 219 Ffyve cytees schal be in þe lond of thirknes spekyng wyth a chaungyng tunge. Þis is for to saye, ffyve citees schal be in the therk body of man.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 184 (MED) It muste be nakyd, þat is, opynly schewyd out in confessioun..& noȝt coloured in therk & fayre woordys.

a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1980) ii. 323 (MED) It farith be folc born in þe prisoun of þe wrechid word as it doth be a child born in þe depe þerke pit of þe prisoun.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) viii. 146 Words..of common use in Norfolk, or peculiar to the East Angle Countries; as..Thurck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† therkv.

Forms: early Middle English þirke.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: dark v.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of dark v. after thester v. Compare earlier therking n. and later therk adj.

Obsolete.

intransitive. To become dark; to become obscure or difficult to see; to darken. Cf. dark v.

ΘΚΠ

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

c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) l. 5974 Þirkede vnder sonne þustrede þe wolkne [c1275 Calig. swurken vnder sunnen sweorte weolcnen].

a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 115 (MED) As alle þe sterrys..gynne to dymme and therkyn, so was þe elde lawe wol dym and wol therk, but þe newe lawe is opyn, bryght, & cleir.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	therk
释义	† therkadj. Forms: early Middle English ðherk, Middle English therk, Middle English þerk, Middle English therke, Middle English þerke, Middle English thirk, Middle English thirke, Middle English thyrke; English regional 1600s thark, 1600s thurck, 1600s thurk. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: dark adj. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of dark adj. after thester adj. Compare earlier therking n. and therk v.Although therking n. is recorded in Old English, while other words of the group are attested only from the early 14th cent., it is possible that the alteration originally occurred in the adjective. Obsolete. Dark (literal and figurative); esp. having little or no light; sinful; obscure, difficult to understand. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] blinda1000 darkOE lightlessOE murkOE therka1325 murkfula1400 unsheena1400 tenebrousc1420 tenebrose1490 tenebrate1492 sable?a1513 unlightsome1574 tenebrious1594 blindfold1601 Stygian1602 dayless1657 unenlightened1662 darklinga1718 rayless1727 tenebrific1786 twinkless1830 transdiurnal1848 glimmerless1889 gleamless1891 unlightened1896 a1325 (c1250) [implied in: Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3102 Ðhikke ðherknesse cam on ðat lond. (at therkness n.)]. c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) l. 2790 Til it was þe þerke niȝt. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 219 Ffyve cytees schal be in þe lond of thirknes spekyng wyth a chaungyng tunge. Þis is for to saye, ffyve citees schal be in the therk body of man. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 184 (MED) It muste be nakyd, þat is, opynly schewyd out in confessioun..& noȝt coloured in therk & fayre woordys. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1980) ii. 323 (MED) It farith be folc born in þe prisoun of þe wrechid word as it doth be a child born in þe depe þerke pit of þe prisoun. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) viii. 146 Words..of common use in Norfolk, or peculiar to the East Angle Countries; as..Thurck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † therkv. Forms: early Middle English þirke. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: dark v. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of dark v. after thester v. Compare earlier therking n. and later therk adj. Obsolete. intransitive. To become dark; to become obscure or difficult to see; to darken. Cf. dark v. ΘΚΠ 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 c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) l. 5974 Þirkede vnder sonne þustrede þe wolkne [c1275 Calig. swurken vnder sunnen sweorte weolcnen]. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 115 (MED) As alle þe sterrys..gynne to dymme and therkyn, so was þe elde lawe wol dym and wol therk, but þe newe lawe is opyn, bryght, & cleir. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.a1325v.c1300
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