dictionary helpDamp; moist; humid; wet. "Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire." (Milton) "Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground." (Trench)
Origin: Cf. Dial, Sw. Dank a moist place in a field, Icel. Dokk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. Damp or to daggle dew.
(01 Mar 1998)
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