CHERKE
CHERKE, plural CHERKA
- church - English
- tsjerke - Frisian
- kerk - Dutch
- Kirche - German
- kirke - Norse, Danish
- kyrka - Swedish
- kirkju - Icelandic
- kirik - Estonian
- kirkko - Finnish
Although the obvious cognate is chruch, it was translated by Ott as temple, because the former has become mostly associated to Christianity.
The word is only used in a negative context in Oera Linda. If the Fryas had anything like temples themselves (for example Tanfana, referred to by Tacitus), they were not referred to in any of the texts.
Note: the only other word starting with CH- is CHELKA (chalice, Dutch: kelk).
[140] VMBE SIN AJN SÉLE TO BIHALDANE MOST MÀN FÜL ANDA CHERKE JÁN.
in order to save his own soul, one must offer generously to the temple
16g. Liudgeart: Panj-ab Report
[164-165] IN HJARA CHERKA WERTHAT ALLERLÉJA DROCHTENLIKA BYLDON FVNDEN. THÉRVNDER SEND FÉLO GOLDEN MANK. ... ÁK WILLATH HJA NÉNE CHERKA NACH PRESTERA DOGA.
In their temples, a whole assortment of statues representing gods is to be found, among which many are made of gold. ... They also will not permit temples or priests
[191] THISSA BYLDON LÉTON HJA INNA THA CHERKA STÀLLA NÉST THA BYLDON THÉRA DROCHTNE.
These statues they had placed in the temples next to the idols of the gods.
19d. Idolatry and Superstition
[205] KIRT AFTER THÀT ÁSKAR MITH FRÉTHOGUNSTA BOSTIGJAD WAS WÀRTH THÉR TO STÁVEREN ÉNE CHERKE BVWED. INNA THJU CHERKE WRDON TJODA DROCHTENLIKANDA BYLDON [20] STÀLD. MITH GOLD THRVCHWROCHTNE KLÁTHAR.
Shortly after the marriage of Askar and Frethogunsta, a temple was built at Staveren, in which horrible idols were placed, with gold embroidered clothing.
[210] BY EGMVDA HWÉR TOFÁRA [20] THÉRE BURCH FORÁNA STÁN HÉDE LÉTON HJA ÉNE CHERKA BVWA JETA GRÁTER ÀND RIKER AS ÁSKAR TO STÁVEREN DÉN HÉDE
Near Egmuda, where the burg Forana had once stood, they built a temple, even larger and richer than Askar had built at Staveren.