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birle

v.
US //ˈbɝɫ// bir·le Archaic
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Origin

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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