birle

English - English

Definition of birle in English English dictionary

to drink deeply or excessively, carouse

to pour a drink (for)

Turkish pronunciation

bırl

Pronunciation

/ˈbərl/ /ˈbɜrl/

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 *buriliaz (“carrier, manservant”), from *burjô (“descendant, son”), from Proto-Germanic *beranan (“to bear, carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bher-, *bhrē- (“to bear”). Related to Old English byre (“son, offspring, youth”). More at bear.