kirk

See also Kirk, and kırk

English

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja or Old English cirice.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Noun

kirk (plural kirks)

1. (Northern England and Scotland) a church.

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Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja or Old English cirice.

Noun

kirk (plural kirks)

1. church
2. temple

Verb

tae 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

• Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh [1]