Whilk

Whilk
Whilk Whilk, pron. Which. [Obs. or Scot.] [1913 Webster]

Note: Whilk is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the Northern dialect. [1913 Webster]


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  • Whilk — Whilk, n. [See {Whelk} a mollusk.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of mollusk, a whelk. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The scoter. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whilk — I Cleveland Dialect List which II North Country (Newcastle) Words which …   English dialects glossary

  • whilk — I. ˈ(h)wilk chiefly Scotland variant of which II. archaic variant of whelk …   Useful english dictionary

  • Modern Scots — Not to be confused with Scottish people. Scots language History …   Wikipedia

  • Escocés (lengua germánica) — No debe confundirse con Expresión errónea: operador tan inesperado. Escocés o scotts Scots Hablado en  Escocia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Buccinum undatum — Whelk Whelk (hw[e^]lk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. {Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to {Buccinum} and allied genera; especially, {Buccinum undatum}, common on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whelk — (hw[e^]lk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. {Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to {Buccinum} and allied genera; especially, {Buccinum undatum}, common on the coasts… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whelk tingle — Whelk Whelk (hw[e^]lk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. {Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to {Buccinum} and allied genera; especially, {Buccinum undatum}, common on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Which — Which, pron. [OE. which, whilk, AS. hwilc, hwylc, hwelc, from the root of hw[=a] who + l[=i]c body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. wel[=i]h, hwel[=i]h, Icel. hv[=i]l[=i]kr,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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