birk

[ burk; Scots birk ]

/ bɜrk; Scots bɪrk /

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noun, adjective, verb (used with object) Scot. and North England.

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Origin of birk

before 900; Middle English byrk,Old English birc, by-form of bircebirch

Words nearby birk

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, biretta, Birgitta, biri, biriani, birk, Birkbeck, birken, Birkenhead, Birkenstock, Birket Karun

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How to use birk in a sentence

Police had more than 4,000 tips since Westminster Police Chief Lee Birk warned that a “predator” was at large in the community.
Arrest Made in Jessica Ridgeway’s Murder|Christine Pelisek|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Police say they have received more than 4,000 tips since Chief Birk warned that a “predator” is at large in the community.
A Tearful Goodbye to Colorado Kidnap Victim Jessica Ridgeway|Christine Pelisek|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The drooping birk boughs were quite golden now, and the rowan berries a coral red.
Morag|Janet Milne Rae
The birk held a high place in the secret rites and customs of the Ballad Age.
The Balladists|John Geddie

He would be half the day in finding the valley road that led to Birk's Mill.
The Young Mountaineers|Charles Egbert Craddock
They came slowly along, through the feathery birk-trees, which were all flooded by the delicate rainbow tints.
Morag|Janet Milne Rae
The plants in all these are either a brier and a rose, or a brier and a birk.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for birk

birk

/ (bɪrk, bɜːk) mainly Scot /

noun

a birch tree

(plural) a birch wood

adjective

consisting or made of birch

Word Origin for birk

C14: from Old Norse; compare birch

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