Etymology

kilk

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Today it means: Synonym of charlock (Phamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis, etc.) Full definition →

Middle English *killock ← Old English cedelc
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  1. Old English · inherited fromcedelc“mercury (herb)”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*killock
  3. English todaykilk

From Middle English *killock, kellock, from earlier ketlok, kedlock, from Old English cedelc (“mercury (herb)”). Cognate with Scots skelloch (“charlock”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcedelc all →

kedlock

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