ˈilkin, a. (pron.)
[In sense 1 perh. f. ilk a.2 + kin; in sense 2 a phonetic weakening of ilkane.]
† 1. adj. Each kind of, each, every. Obs.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 10831 Haf redi ilkin thing. c 1470 Henry Wallace v. 602 Off ilkyn wicht scho kepyt her fra blame. 1674–91 Ray N.C. Words, Gloss. Northumb. 143 Ilkin, quilibet. |
2. In mod. Sc. a frequent pronunciation of ilkane.
| Mod. Sc. Take ilkin a dog wi' ye. |