cirice

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Old English

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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