merk v. 1. to kill (someone); to verbally or physically attack someone; to defeat, to overcome someone or something, to do well; 2. to depart; to travel (to a place). Also murk, mirk. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
merk v. 1. to kill (someone); to verbally or physically attack someone; to defeat, to overcome someone or something, to do well; 2. to depart; to travel (to a place). Also murk, mirk. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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