birk

American  

[burk, birk] / bɜrk, bɪrk /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. birch.

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birk British  

/ bɪrk, bɜːk /

noun

1. a birch tree

2. (plural) a birch wood

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adjective

1. consisting or made of birch

Etymology

Origin of birk

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

Example Sentences

Half the 12 competitors scored more than 90.00 in their first run, with Frostad leading the way on 95.25, just 0.25 points ahead of defending champoin Birk Ruud and Forehand.

From Barron's

The men's big air competition is due to take place at at 1830 GMT, with Norway's defending champion Birk Ruud bidding for his second gold of the games.

From Barron's

Hall had to settle for bronze at last year's World Championships, won by Norway's Birk Ruud – who won Olympic big air gold at Beijing 2022.

From BBC

But defending champion Birk Ruud of Norway is unlikely to give up his crown without a fight, while the home crowd will be behind Miro Tabanelli, a 21-year-old Italian who claimed X Games gold in 2025.

From BBC

Rachel Birk, a 28-year-old pricing manager in Chicago, and her husband decided to downgrade or close some of the 14 credit cards for which they were paying nearly $4,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal