birk

See also: Birk

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɜː(ɹ)k/

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• Homophone: berk
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Etymology 1

From Middle English birk, birke, byrke, a northern variant of Middle English birche (“birch”). More at birch. (tree): Cognate with Scots birk.

Noun

birk (plural birks)

1. (Northern English) A birch tree.
   • (Can we date this quote by Alfred Tennyson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     the silver birk

2. A Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus, syn. ).

Etymology 2

Noun

birk (plural birks)

1. (British, slang) Alternative spelling of berk

References

• “birk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Middle English

Noun

birk

1. Alternative form of birche

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Scots

Alternative forms

• byrk, birke, byrke

Etymology

From Old English birc or byrc. Cognate with Middle English birch and Northern Middle English birk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrk/, /ˈbʌrk/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪrk/

Noun

birk (plural birks)

1. A birch tree.

Derived terms

• birken
  • birkenshaw