cirice

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċyriċe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δῶμα) (kuriakón (dôma), “the Lord's (house)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe/

Noun

ċiriċe f

1. church
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Þēos sibb āwunade on Crīstes cyriċan...ōþ ðā tīde þe sē Arrianisċa gėdweolda ārās.

     This peace persisted in Christ's church...until the time that the Arian heresy arose.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ċiriċe	ċirican
accusative	ċirican	ċirican
genitive	ċirican	ċiricena
dative	ċirican	ċiricum

Derived terms

• ċiriclīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: chirche, kirke
  • English: church
  • Geordie English: chorch, kirk
  • Scots: kirk
  • Yola: chourch
• → Old Norse: kirkja (see there for further descendants)