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Definition of Kirked
1. a. Turned upward; bent.
Definition of Kirked
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Turned upward; bent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kirked
1. kirk [v] - See also: kirk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kirked
Literary usage of Kirked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1892)
"The magistrates were ' kirked,' entering on a new year of duty. ... I have kirked
the magistrates many times, however ; and it is not for that reason that I ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"kirked up, laid past or deposited in the church. ... and liberality in legacy,
was in vse to be kirked vp in burial : so here, which is more our headstrong ..."
3. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1859)
"... kirked, which four last islands are the propper estate of the noble Henry
Earle of Thomond, which so abound in venison that at the season, ..."
4. Publications by Scottish History Society, Dorset Record Society (1894)
"... drylaw and his wife wer kirked after yr mariage . . . .096 to y« poor yr . .
. . .070 5 for a pynt of wine to make ..."
5. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"So we find it recorded that Married in May and kirked in green, Baith bride and
groom won't long be seen. In all soberness and sincerity we are told that ..."
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