"chircheyerd" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌjɛ̝ːrd/, /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)jard/
Etymology: From chirche (“church”) + yerd (“yard”). Compare kirkeyerd. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|chirche|yerd|t1=church|t2=yard}} chirche (“church”) + yerd (“yard”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chircheyerd, {{enm-noun|chircheyerdes}} chircheyerd (plural chircheyerdes) Forms: chircheyerdes [plural], chirche ȝerd [alternative], chirche ȝerde [alternative], cyrce iærd [alternative, Early-Middle-English], chirchȝard [alternative], chercheȝerd [alternative], cherche ȝerde [alternative], cherche ȝerd [alternative, East-Anglia], chirch-ȝerd [alternative, East-Anglia], chyrche ȝerd [alternative, East-Anglia], churche-ȝerd [alternative, Southern], chircheyard [alternative], chirche-yarde [alternative], chirch-ȝarde [alternative], chirchȝorde [alternative], chyrcheȝorde [alternative], chyrche ȝorde [alternative], chyrch-ȝarde [alternative], chyrch-ȝorde [alternative]
  1. Consecrated land surrounding a church (often as a graveyard or refuge)
    Sense id: en-chircheyerd-enm-noun-HVcTkNWC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (rare) A church and its surrounds. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chircheyerd-enm-noun-mGUcunJp

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "churchyard"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "chirche",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From chirche (“church”) + yerd (“yard”). Compare kirkeyerd.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chircheyerdes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirche ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirche ȝerde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyrce iærd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirchȝard",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chercheȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cherche ȝerde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cherche ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirch-ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrche ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "churche-ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chircheyard",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirche-yarde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirch-ȝarde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirchȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrcheȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrche ȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrch-ȝarde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrch-ȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
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        }
      ],
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        "Consecrated land surrounding a church (often as a graveyard or refuge)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Consecrated",
          "consecrated"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
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          "graveyard",
          "graveyard#English"
        ],
        [
          "refuge",
          "refuge#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A church and its surrounds."
      ],
      "id": "en-chircheyerd-enm-noun-mGUcunJp",
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        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A church and its surrounds."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌjɛ̝ːrd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)jard/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chircheyerd"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
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    "Pages with entries"
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "chircheyerdes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirche ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirche ȝerde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyrce iærd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirchȝard",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chercheȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cherche ȝerde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cherche ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirch-ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrche ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "churche-ȝerd",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chircheyard",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirche-yarde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirch-ȝarde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirchȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrcheȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrche ȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrch-ȝarde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chyrch-ȝorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "Consecrated land surrounding a church (often as a graveyard or refuge)"
      ],
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          "Consecrated",
          "consecrated"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "graveyard",
          "graveyard#English"
        ],
        [
          "refuge",
          "refuge#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A church and its surrounds."
      ],
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        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A church and its surrounds."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)ˌjɛ̝ːrd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)jard/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chircheyerd"
}

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