whilk

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlk

Noun

whilk (plural whilks)

1. Alternative form of whelk

References

• “whilk”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Scots

Alternative forms

• whulk
• quhilk, whilke (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English whilk, northern variant of which, from Old English hwilc, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.

Determiner

whilk

1. which
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     Then he, having mind of Beelzebub, the god of flies, fled without a halt homewards; but, falling in the coo's loan, broke two ribs and a collar bone, the whilk misfortune was much blessed to his soul.

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Pronoun

whilk

1. which
   • 1900, George MacDonald, Alec Forbes of Howglen‎^[1]:

     "Deed, mem," said George, whose acquaintance with Scripture was neither extensive nor precise, "to my mind he's jist a fulfilment o' the prophecee, 'An auld heid upo' young shouthers;' though I canna richtly min' whilk o' the lesser prophets it is that conteens 't."

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   • 1857, Various, The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV.‎^[2]:

     Whan first amang the dewy flowers, Aside yon siller stream, My lowin' heart was press'd to yours, Nae purer did they seem; Nae purer seem'd the draps o' dew, The flowers on whilk they hung, Than seem'd the heart I felt in you As to that heart I clung.

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   • 1780, Robert Burns, Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns‎^[3]:

     An' now Thou kens our waefu' case; For Geordie's jurr we're in disgrace, Because we stang'd her through the place, An' hurt her spleuchan; For whilk we daurna show our face Within the clachan.

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References

• 1808, John Jamieson, An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, Volume 2, QUH