kirkjugarðr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

kirkjugarðr m

  1. cemetery

Descendants

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