Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Scotland, obsolete)To pour a drink (for).

  2. (Scotland, obsolete)To drink deeply or excessively; carouse.

More definitions
  • cause a floating log to rotate by treading

Origin

From Middle English birlen, from Old English byrelian (“to give or serve a drink to”), fro

From Middle English birlen, from Old English byrelian (“to give or serve a drink to”), from byrele (“cupbearer, steward, butler”), from Proto-Germanic *burilijaz (“carrier, manservant”), from *burjô (“descendant, son”), from *beraną (“to bear, carry”). Related to Old English byre (“son, offspring, youth”). More at bear.

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Forms

birles, birling, birled, birled
Base formbirle · to birle
3rd person singularbirles
Present participlebirling
Past simplebirled
Past participlebirled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybirle
he, she, itbirles

Past simpleLesson

all personsbirled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave birled
he, she, ithas birled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill birle

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • cause a floating log to rotate by treading:birl

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbirler

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
birdiebirdseedbirdsongbirdwatcherbirobirthA1

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