birr

(bʉr)

noun

Origin: ME bir < ON byrr, impetus, strong wind < IE base *bher-, bear

intransitive verb

Chiefly Scot. to make or move with a birr

noun pl. birrotch

the basic monetary unit of Ethiopia

Origin: Amharic, silver

See birr in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

intransitive verb birred, birr·ing, birrs

To make a whirring sound.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English bir, favorable wind

Origin: , from Old Norse byrr; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots

noun pl. birr or birrs

See Table at currency.

Origin:

Origin: Amharic bərr

Origin: , from brr, to be white

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