ilkane, ilkone, pron. Now Sc.
[Orig., and still often, two words, i.e. ilk a.2 + ane one.
In mod. Sc., stressed ilk ˈane (eane, yen), and ˈilk-ane (ilkin); also often ˈilka ˈane (yen).]
Each one, each (absolutely); see each 1 c.
| α c 1200 Ormin 503 Þat illc an shollde witenn well. a 1300 Havelok 2357 Ilkan hauede ful god stede. c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints, Johannes 151 Skantly had Ilkane of þa a singill clath. a 1400–50 Alexander 3602 Foure hundreth Olyfants..With ilkane, bunden on his bake, a borden castell. c 1470 Henry Wallace x. 1005 Thai brynt thaim thar ilkan. 1508 Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen 404, I banyst..his brethir ilkane. 1597 Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 882 Ilk ane vse thair awin. Mod. Sc. Gang hame ilk ane (yen) o' ye! Thay had ilk-ane (ilkin) a rung in his hand. |
| β c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 931 Men & wymen & children ylkone. c 1400 Chaucer's Doctor's T. 113 (Harl. MS.) Þurgh þe lond þay praysed hir ilkoone [six texts echone]. 1420 E.E. Wills (1882) 52, I will þat ilkon off þ⊇ other thre ordirs..haue x marc. 14.. Sir Beues (MS. C.) 4313+10 Þat þey schulde arme þem ylkoon. |