English Explanatory Dictionary

kirkgarth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A churchyard.

Word forms

kirkgarth kirkgarths

Etymology

From 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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