chircheyerd

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === chirche ȝerd, chirche ȝerde cyrce iærd (Early Middle English); chirchȝard (AB language) chercheȝerd, cherche ȝerde (Buckinghamshire); cherche ȝerd, chirch-ȝerd, chyrche ȝerd (East Anglia); churche-ȝerd (Southern) chircheyard, chirche-yarde, chirch-ȝarde, chirchȝorde, chyrcheȝorde, chyrche ȝorde, chyrch-ȝarde, chyrch-ȝorde (especially West Midland) === Etymology === From chirche (“church”) +‎ yerd (“yard”). Compare kirkeyerd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌjɛ̝ːrd/, /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)jard/ === Noun === chircheyerd (plural chircheyerdes) Consecrated land surrounding a church (often as a graveyard or refuge) (rare) A church and its surrounds. ==== Descendants ==== English: churchyard ==== References ==== “chirche-yē̆rd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2020.