"birt" meaning in English

See birt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)t/ Forms: birts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English byrte; compare French bertonneau and English bret, burt. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|byrte}} Middle English byrte, {{cog|fr|bertonneau}} French bertonneau, {{cog|en|bret}} English bret, {{m|en|burt}} burt Head templates: {{en-noun}} birt (plural birts)
  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Flatfish Synonyms: bret, brut, burt

Inflected forms

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