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noun
Late twilight, dusk; darkening of evening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Orkney, Scotland, Shetland, no-plural
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Synonyms: crepusculum, dimmity, nightfall
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Scots mirken (“to grow dark, darken, become overcast”), from Old Norse myrkna (“dark, gloomy”) + -ing (noun-forming suffix), equivalent to mirken + -ing.
