English Online Dictionary. What means kirk? What does kirk mean?
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)
- (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)
- church
- temple
Verb
kirk (third-person singular simple present kirks, present participle kirkin, simple past kirkit, past participle kirkit)
- (transitive) to bring to church for burial
See also
- kirkit
References
- “kirk” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.