murklins
This is a lost word used back in the 15 - 1600s. It means in the dark. As in: I stumbled murklins through the garage trying to find the light switch.
posted by the scribbler | 1:39 AM
Obsolete Word of the Day
If you share my enthusiasm for interesting words and phrases, give this blog a try! It's just for grins and giggles.
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PRIMARY SOURCES: More Weird and Wonderful Words, Erin McKean, 2003; Forgotten English 2006 desktop calendar, Jeffrey Kacirk; Common Phrases, J. Mordock & Myron Korach, 2001; The Dictionary of Cliches, James Rogers, 1985; The American Heritage Dictionary
1 Comments:
I absolutely love this word! It totally sounds like it doesn't fit in context, though, really, it does. I found it on a different site a while ago and I was disappointed to find that it was not on dictionary.com
I'm glad to find someone else who is fond of odd words. :)
In fact, as I type this, I am murklins. Sadly, there is a squiggly line underneath "murklins". Let's bring the word back!
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