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I wouldn't be surprised if that's also via Scandinavian influence (kyrke). Some other examples are bra, barn, hus.

• GordonS 2y ago
  Another one is kist, which apparently means "chest" in Norwegian too.
  • vidarh 2y ago
    Yes, almost. Kiste in Norwegian. There's a long list comparing cognates in various Scandinavian languages here. I can't vouch for the Scots, but the Norwegian looks mostly accurate (though labelling Norwegian as Norse is weird - maybe it's a Scots thing, but the two are distinct languages). Interestingly it is almost "too strict" in some cases. E.g. Scots "efter" (English "after") is generally "etter" in modern Norwegian, but "efter" is an older form, from the Danish, and still in use though more so in particularly conservative older spoken Norwegian and some dialects. https://www.makforrit.scot/scots/scots-an-ither-leids/ https://www.makforrit.scot/scots/scots-an-ither-leids/