kirk
English
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja or Old English cirice.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Noun
kirk (plural kirks)
- (Northern England and Scotland) a church.
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja or Old English cirice.
Noun
kirk (plural kirks)
Verb
kirk (third-person singular present kirks, present participle kirkin, past kirkit, past participle kirkit)
- (transitive) to bring to church for burial
See also
References
- “kirk” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh
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