birling

English

Verb

birling

  1. present participle of birl

Noun

birling (plural birlings)

  1. Alternative form of birlinn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse byrðingr (compare Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn).

Noun

birling f (genitive singular birlinge, nominative plural birlingí)


  1. barge
  2. (commander's) galley

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
birling bhirling mbirling
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse byrðingr (compare Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn).

Noun

birling f (genitive singular birling, plural birleeyn)


  1. yacht
  2. galley, longship

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
birlingvirlingmirling
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • beirling” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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