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To: netmilsmom
Main Entry: ilk
Pronunciation: \ˈilk\
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ilca, from *i- that, the same (akin to Gothic is he, Latin, he, that) + *lik- form (whence Old English līc body) — more at iterate, like
Date: before 12th century
chiefly Scottish : same —used with that especially in the names of landed families

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ilk

193 posted on 08/17/2009 11:58:16 AM PDT by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: rjsimmon

Why yes!
I am English and Scottish, but mostly Polish. I’d say Petronski and I are of the same clan.

Is that the Ilk you are talking about?


197 posted on 08/17/2009 12:01:58 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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