chirche dore

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === chirch dore, chirche-dore, chirche dorre, chirche dure, chirche-dure, chyrche dore, chyrchdurr chirche-dor (East Anglia); church dore, churche dore, churche-dore (Southern, West Midland); chyrche dorre, chyrche-durre (Staffordshire) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ċiriċdor; by surface analysis, chirche (“church”) +‎ dore (“door”). Compare kirke dore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌdɔ̝ːr(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌdɔr(ə)/ (continuing Old English dor, with the final vowel of duru) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌdoːr(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌdur(ə)/ (modified after Old English duru) === Noun === chirche dore (plural chirche dores) A church door; the front door of a church. ==== Descendants ==== English: church door ==== References ==== “chirche-dōre, -dọ̄re, -dure, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.