morkin
morkin · morkins
An animal that has died of disease or by mischanceAn animal that has died of disease or by mischance.
UK/ˈmɔːkɪn/US/ˈmoɹkɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)An animal that has died of disease or by mischance.
Origin
Probably from mort + -kin (compare mortling); or from Old French mortekine, a variant of mProbably from mort + -kin (compare mortling); or from Old French mortekine, a variant of mortecine, from Medieval Latin morticinus. Compare also Swedish murken (“putrefied”), Icelandic morkinn (“putrid”).
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