cirice

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Ancient 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 ċyriċan...ōþ ðā tīde þe sē Arrianisċa gėdweolda ārās.
      This peace persisted in Christ's church...until the time that the Arian heresy arose.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative ċiriċe ċiriċan
accusative ċiriċan ċiriċan
genitive ċiriċan ċiriċena
dative ċiriċan ċiriċum

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)
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