Central Franconian

Noun

Birk f ‎(plural Birke)

1. (most dialects) birch (tree)

English

Noun

birk ‎(plural birks)

1. (Northern English) A birch tree. Cognate with Scots birk.

   (Can we date this quote?) The silver birk. - Alfred Tennyson.

2. A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus).
3. (Britain, slang) Alternative spelling of berk

References

• birk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Scots

Alternative forms

• byrk, birke, byrke

Etymology

From Old English birc or byrc. Cognate with Middle English birch and Northern Middle English birk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrk/, /ˈbʌrk/
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪrk/

Noun

birk ‎(plural birks)

1. A birch tree.

Derived terms

• birken
  • birkenshaw