Part 75 (2/2)

_Acts Marie._

BIRN, _s._ A burden, S. B.

_Ross._

To _gie_ one's _birn a hitch_, to a.s.sist him in a strait, S. B.

_Poems Buchan Dial._

An abbreviation of A. S. _byrthen_, burden; if not from C. B.

_biorn_, onus, _byrnia_, onerare; Davies.

BIRNIE, BYRNIE, _s._ A corslet, a brigandine.

_Douglas._

A. S. _byrn_, _byrna_, Isl. _bryn_, _brynia_, Sw. _bringa_, thorax, lorica, munimentum pectoris; probably from Isl. _bringa_, pectus.

BIRNS, _s. pl._ Roots, the stronger stems of burnt heath, which remain after the smaller twigs are consumed; S.

A. S. _byrn_, incendium.

_Pennycuik._

BIRR, _s._ Force.

V. ~Beir~.

_To_ BIRR, _v. n._ To make a whirring noise, especially in motion; the same with _birle_, S.

V. ~Beir~, _s._

_Douglas._

_To_ ~Birl~, _v. n._

1. To ”make a noise like a cart driving over stones, or mill-stones at work.” It denotes a constant drilling sound, S.

_Popular Ball._

2. Used improperly, to denote quick motion in walking, Loth.

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