Meanings
determiner
alternative thylke · alternative thick · alternative thuck · alternative thik
- archaicregionalThat same; this; that.First known use 13th c.
I loue thilke laſſe, (alas why do I loue:) / And am forlorne, (alas why am I lorne:) / Shee deignes not my good will, but doth reproue, / And of my rurall muſick holdeth ſcorne.
1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Ianuarie. Aegloga Prima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC, folio 2, recto
Origin
- Middle Englishthilke
- Englishthilk
From Middle English thilke, equivalent to a blend of the + ilk.
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APA
thilk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thilk
MLA
“thilk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thilk. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thilk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thilk.
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