English Explanatory Dictionary

birley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of bylaw.
name
  1. A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553).
  2. A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK403398).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

birley birleys

Etymology

From Old English būr (“chamber, room”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bower + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

Birley with Upper Hill
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