kirk

kirk

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English

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English kyrke, from either Old Norse kirkja or Old English cirice.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜːk/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /kɪɾk/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Noun

kirk (plural kirks)

  1. (Northern England and Scotland) A church.

Derived terms

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English kyrke, from either Old Norse kirkja or Old English cirice.

Noun

kirk (plural kirks)

  1. church
  2. temple

Verb

kirk (third-person singular simple present kirks, present participle kirkin, simple past kirkit, past participle kirkit)

  1. (transitive) to bring to church for burial

See also

  • kirkit

References

  • “kirk” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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