"birle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: birles [present, singular, third-person], birling [participle, present], birled [participle, past], birled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English birlen, from Old English byrelian (“to give or serve a drink to”), from byrele (“cup-bearer, 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|birlen}} Middle English birlen, {{inh|en|ang|byrelian||to give or serve a drink to}} Old English byrelian (“to give or serve a drink to”), {{m|ang|byrele||cup-bearer, steward, butler}} byrele (“cup-bearer, steward, butler”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*burilijaz||carrier, manservant}} Proto-Germanic *burilijaz (“carrier, manservant”), {{m|gem-pro|*burjô||descendant, son}} *burjô (“descendant, son”), {{m|gem-pro|*beraną||to bear, carry}} *beraną (“to bear, carry”), {{cog|ang|byre||son, offspring, youth}} Old English byre (“son, offspring, youth”), {{l|en|bear}} bear Head templates: {{en-verb}} birle (third-person singular simple present birles, present participle birling, simple past and past participle birled)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete) To pour a drink (for). Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-birle-en-verb-R5lWJmUI Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) To drink deeply or excessively; carouse. Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-birle-en-verb-avAv~okd Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: birl, byrl

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