KIRKED

Etymology

Adjective

kirked (comparative more kirked, superlative most kirked)

(obsolete) Turned upward; bent.

Source: Wiktionary


Kirked, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: Turned upward; bent. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

KIRK

Kirk, n. Etym: [Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek origin. See Church.]

Definition: A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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