kirkgarth

English

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.

Noun

kirkgarth (plural kirkgarths)

1. (Northern England dialect) A churchyard.

References

• “kirkgarth”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Middle English

Noun

kirkgarth (plural kirkgarths)

1. Alternative spelling of kyrkgarth

References

• “kirk-garth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.