An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

A. S. cyrce, ecclesia.

Knox.

To Kirk, v. a. To carry to church; as to kirk a bride, &c. S.
Wallace.

Kirk the gussie, a play in which a large ball, called the gussie, is beat with clubs into a hole, one party opposing another. When the ball is lodged, the gussie is said to be kirkit, Ang.

Kirkine, adj. Belonging to the church.
Houlate.

Kirk-maister, s. A deacon in the church.
Acts Ja. VI.

Teut. kerk-maester, aedituus.

Kirkman, s. A churchman.
Knox.

Kirk-town, s. A village or hamlet in which the parish-church is erected, S.

To KIRN, v. a.
1. To churn, S.
Ferguson.