kirkgarth
kirkgarth · kirkgarths
A churchyardA churchyard.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, dialectal)A churchyard.
Origin
From Middle English kyrkgarth; equivalent to kirk + garth. Directly cognate to Danish KierFrom Middle English kyrkgarth; equivalent to kirk + garth. Directly cognate to Danish Kierkegaard, kirkegård, Faroese kirkjugarður, Icelandic kirkjugarður, Norwegian Bokmål kirkegård, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegård, and Swedish kyrkogård.
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