THILK

Etymology

Determiner

thilk

(now archaic, regional) That same; this; that. [from 13th c.]

I love thilk lass. — Spenser.

Source: Wiktionary


Thilk, pron. Etym: [Cf. Ilk same.]

Definition: That same; this; that. [Obs.] "I love thilk lass." Spenser. Thou spake right now of thilke traitor death. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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