birk

Meaning

  1. (Northern-England) A birch tree.
  2. A Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus, syn. Leuciscus phoxinus).

Translations

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɜː(ɹ)k/
Etymology

In summary

From Northern Middle English birk, birke, byrke (“birch”), (southern Middle English birche). More at birch. (tree): Cognate with Scots birk.

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