eldertongue

Old English · noun

cirictun

Normalised ċirictūn

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌtuːn/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃi · rit͡ʃ · ˌtuːn (3 syllables)
Modern English
churchyardchurchtowncemetery

Meaning

  1. churchyard, cemetery

Declension

Declension of cirictun
SingularPlural
Nominative ċirictūnċirictūnas
Accusative ċirictūnċirictūnas
Genitive ċirictūnesċirictūna
Dative ċirictūneċirictūnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From ċiriċe + tūn. Piecewise doublet of Kyrchetūn.

Descendants

churchtown

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