English Explanatory Dictionary

birle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pour a drink (for).
  2. To drink deeply or excessively; carouse.

Word forms

birle birles birling birled birl byrl

Etymology

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.

Derived words

birler
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