kirkgarth

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noun

A churchyard.

OriginMiddle English kyrkgarth →
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Meanings

nounkirkgarth (plural kirkgarths)

plural kirkgarths

  1. Northern EnglanddialectalA churchyard.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishkyrkgarth
  2. Englishkirkgarth

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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APA

kirkgarth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirkgarth

MLA

“kirkgarth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirkgarth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kirkgarth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirkgarth.

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