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