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kirk-garth
kirk-garth north. dial. Also 3 (Orm.) kirrkegærd. [f. kirk n. + garth, an enclosure: cf. Icel. kirkju-garðr, Da. kirkegaard. Cf. also church-garth and kirk-yard.] Northern English = Churchyard: formerly prevalent from Cumberland to Lincolnshire; now much restricted.c 1200 Ormin 15254 To birrȝenn ȝuw...
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kirkyard
kirkˈyard Now Sc. Also 4 kyrk-yarde, 4–5 kirk(e)-ȝerd(e, 5 kyrkȝerd, kyrkeȝerde, kyrk-yharde, 7– Sc. kirkyaird. [f. kirk n. + yard.] Northern form of churchyard: now confined to Scotland: cf. kirk-garth.a 1300 Cursor M. 29349 In kyrk-yarde aght naman him deluen. [1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xiii. 9 No cor...
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churchyard
churchyard (ˈtʃɜːtʃjɑːd) Forms: 2 cyrceiærd, 3 chircheȝeard, 4–5 -ȝerd, 5 cherch-, chyrche-, churche-ȝerd, -ȝarde, 5–6 church-ȝerd, 6– churchyard. [f. church + yard n.2: cf. the Sc. kirk-yard, and northern Eng. kirk-garth, church-garth. The stress is upon church already in Shakes.; yet we usually sa...
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garth
▪ I. garth1 (gɑːθ) Also 5 gerth, 5–6 garthe, 9 dial. gaath, gaith. [a. ON. garð-r (Da. gaard, Sw. gård) yard, courtyard, fence = OE. ᵹeard yard. The word is still current in the eastern and northern dialects of English, but is obsolete in Scottish.] 1. a. A small piece of enclosed ground, usually be...
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