Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†KIRKASUCKEN, n. Also kirksökne, kirkasukken, -sukn(i), kirksukni, kiurkasucken, kjurkasoochen. [′k(j)ɪrkə′sukən]
1. The people in a church district, the congregation of a church. Hence kirk-sookened, belonging to a particular church district (Ork. 1922 P. Ork. A.S. 29); a concourse or gathering of people.Sh. 1898 Shetland News (10 Dec.):
If der no kirksökne here afore I come, dan he's a peety.Sh. 1899 Ib. (2 Dec.):
Loard guide an' gaird a' . . . der a kirksökne o' you here.
2. The buried dead, as opposed to those who die or are lost at sea (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 125, 1888 Edmonston and Saxby Home of a Naturalist 184, 1914 Angus Gl.).
[Norw. dial. kyrkjesokn, O.N. kirkja, church + O.N. sókn, concourse, company, Icel. kirkjusókn, parish.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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