kirkjugarðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

kirkja (“church”) +‎ garðr (“yard”). Cognate with Middle English kyrkgarth.

Noun

kirkjugarðr m

cemetery

Descendants

Danish: kirkegård
Faroese: kirkjugarður
Icelandic: kirkjugarður
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: kirkegård
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kyrkjegård
Swedish: kyrkogård

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